Emergency Codes In Hospital Flashcards

1
Q

Code red

A

Fire or smoke emergency

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2
Q

Code blue

A

Medical emergency

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3
Q

Code purple

A

Bomb threat

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4
Q

Code yellow

A

Infrastructure and other internal emergencies (IT issue, trapped in left)

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5
Q

Code black

A

Personal threat

Code black Alpha - child abduction
Code black beta - active shooter

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6
Q

Code brown

A

External emergency

Possible influx of patients due to external natural disaster, transport crash with mass casualty

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7
Q

Code orange

A

Evacuation

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8
Q

R.A.C.E for code red emergency

A

Remove people from immediate danger
Alert others ( phone 55, dial 000 for fire service, break glass alarm)
Confine fire/smoke
Evacuate or extinguish

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