Code Red
How do you evacuate the building from upper floors?
Take the stairs
How do you call a code in the hospital?
Dial 55, announce "Code blue, room #" three times.
What does a CODE GRAY indicate?
What does a CODE 13 indicate?
Unruly or out of control person (patient, visitor, or employee).
Bomb threat
What is a CODE BLACK?
What does each letter of the R. A. C. E. acronym stand for?
Rescue, alarm, contain, and extinguish/evacuate
What is the most important part of a code blue?
High-quality CPR
What is the difference between a storm watch & storm warning?
Watch - conditions exist where severe weather can easily develop
Warning - conditions are occurring or are imminent in the area
Who responds to a CODE 13?
Security and anyone who is crisis prevention intervention certified.
Person with a weapon
What is a CODE SILVER?
If you smell something burning, but see no smoke, which department should you call?
Maintenance
What medication do all dead people get?
Epi
What actions do you take for a CODE GRAY - THUNDERSTORM warning?
Close all safety blinds and curtains in patient rooms, explain to patients/families this is for their safety, account for all visitors.
Once an individual is determined to be out of control, what should you NOT do?
Disaster
What is a CODE YELLOW?
In the event of a fire, which patients should you evacuate first?
Ambulatory
What are the six steps to initiating a code blue?
Move bed out & take HOB(Head of bed) off, call code overhead, get code cart, airway/ambu bag, apply back board, apply defibrillator pads
What actions do you take for a CODE GRAY - TORNADO warning?
Move patients and visitors into interior hallways, ensure safety blinds and curtains are closed in all patient rooms, print a unit-patient census.
Who can call a CODE 13?
Anyone
Patient elopement
What is a CODE ORANGE?
Blanket drag, med sled, stretcher, carry them
What is asystole?
The complete and sustained absence of electrical activity of the heart, resulting in no contraction of the heart muscle
What should you make sure each patient is wearing in the event of a CODE GRAY warning?
Shoes and patient armband.
Who does a CODE 13 protect?
Everyone involved
Infant abduction
What is a CODE PINK?