Colour coding the rainbow
Help! Someone is running at me with a knife!
What is code silver?
Chronic cough, shortness of breath while doing everyday activities, frequent respiratory infections, fatigue, wheezing
What is COPD?
Largest organ in the body
What is the skin?
PO
What is “by mouth”? (Per os)
Often abbreviated as HR, or P, usually calculated in BPM (beats per minute).
What is a pulse?
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Chest pain or discomfort down the left arm, feeling faint, sweating, shortness of breath
What is a heart attack?
Most people are born with 52 of those, and may pass away with any number between 32 and 0 of those left.
What are teeth?
PRN
What is “as needed”?
Whether I am measured in Fahrenheit, or Celsius, always make sure to clarify my provenance before calling the doctor.
What is temperature?
Commonly confused with someone having a bowel movement, I am the actually the code for a hazardous or chemical spills.
What is code brown?
Sudden numbness in the face, facial drooping, slurred speech, weakness on one side of the body, dizziness
What is a CVA?
You may find me humerus, but you may not recall my more common name.
What is the “funny bone”?
CHF
What is congestive heart failure?
You can rest easy, if I have a rate between 12 and 20.
What is breathing?
Before you put my name on the milk carton, you might want to call one of these.
What is code yellow?
Heart palpitations, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, chest pain.
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
I have 99 problems and less than 1% of them are one of the following elements.
What are sulfur, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium?
BID
What is “twice a day”?
Also known as the “5th” vital sign
What is pain?
This code will be a different colour depending on your age.
What are code blue and code pink?
Frequent urination, increased thirst, generalized weakness, increased appetite, blurry vision
What is diabetes?
Most people have an above average amount of those.
What are limbs?
A.C.
What is “before meals”?
You don’t always need to have 100% of it to be perfectly normal.
What is oxygen saturation?