This document outlines healthcare emergency codes used in facilities to respond to different emergency situations. It provides 3-4 steps for each code including:
1. CODE RED for fire - rescue anyone in danger, activate fire alarm, confine and extinguish or evacuate from the fire.
2. CODE BLUE for cardiac arrest/medical emergency - call for help, summon help, assess the person, and ensure the crash cart is on its way.
3. CODE PURPLE for infectious events - isolate the individual, don appropriate PPE, and call infection control.
This document outlines healthcare emergency codes used in facilities to respond to different emergency situations. It provides 3-4 steps for each code including:
1. CODE RED for fire - rescue anyone in danger, activate fire alarm, confine and extinguish or evacuate from the fire.
2. CODE BLUE for cardiac arrest/medical emergency - call for help, summon help, assess the person, and ensure the crash cart is on its way.
3. CODE PURPLE for infectious events - isolate the individual, don appropriate PPE, and call infection control.
This document outlines healthcare emergency codes used in facilities to respond to different emergency situations. It provides 3-4 steps for each code including:
1. CODE RED for fire - rescue anyone in danger, activate fire alarm, confine and extinguish or evacuate from the fire.
2. CODE BLUE for cardiac arrest/medical emergency - call for help, summon help, assess the person, and ensure the crash cart is on its way.
3. CODE PURPLE for infectious events - isolate the individual, don appropriate PPE, and call infection control.
(Panic button can be used in conjunction with these codes, if permitted by facility policy) Originally published January 2005, revised June 2016
CODE RED Fire CODE Hazardous Material
Release 1. Rescue those in ORANGE immediate danger (Internal/External) 1. Call _____ 2. Rescue anyone in 2. Activate the Fire Alarm immediate danger Call ______ 3. Close all doors to spill area 3. Confine the fire by 4. DO NOT clean up spill, closing Doors unless trained and 4. Extinguish/Evacuate equipped
CODE BLUE Cardiac Arrest/ CODE YELLOW Trauma Patient/
Medical Emergency Trauma Team
1. Call ________ 1. Call __________
2. Summon help 2. Trauma Team reports to 3. Assess the person the Emergency 4. Ensure the crash cart is on Department the way
1. Isolate the individual 1. Call _____ and provide
2. Don appropriate PPE age of abductee 3. Call Infection Control 2. Notify Security 3. Cover all interior stairwell doors, elevator areas, and exiting doors 4. Immediately search the entire unit 5. Protect the crime scene
Person with a Weapon 1. Call ________ 2. Assist Security/Team 1. Call _______ (Behavioral Health Team as 2. DO NOT enter the area applicable), with managing 3. Notify the Police and/or de-escalating the Call 911 situation 4. Secure the area pending the arrival of Security/ Police
ACTIVE Person discharging a CODE GREEN Bomb Threat
firearm with intent to SHOOTER harm or kill 1. Call ______ 2. Notify security 1. Call ______ 3. Screen the call and use 2. DO NOT enter the area the telephone checklist 3. Notify the Police/Call 911 4. Report suspicious items to security
CODE TRIAGE-CLEAR The situation has been cleared
CODE TRIAGE CODE TRIAGE CODE TRIAGE CODE TRIAGE
ASSESSMENT STANDBY ICS LEVEL (I) ICS LEVEL (II) Hospital Assessment Group Alert and warning Scaled incident operations Expanded (Full) incident convened to establish announcement of situation or for all hazards event with operations. EOP in effect. situational awareness, event with potential impact to probable impact. EOP in Principal assigned HICS Staff determine need to pursue facility. Code Triage Group effect. Principal assigned respond to HCC; additional Code Triage Activation. notified no response to HCC. HICS Staff respond to HCC. pre-assigned positions Department plans activated activated. Department plans as needed. activated as needed. Pre-activation levels