Patient Safety Goals
Make Patient Safety Happen
Name the place
Code It
100

This is done to make sure that each patient gets the correct medicine and treatment.

Identify patients correctly

100

Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Morris Heights Health Center

Patient Safety Committee Chair

100

Ranked 47th worst in the country in terms of hospital safety


New York

100

He is got a gun

Code silver

200

Make improvements to ensure medical equipment are heard and responded to on time.

Use alarms safely

200

Sung during hands washing for compliance with hand hygiene 

Happy Birthday song

200

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta

200

I broadcast it when there is a medical emergency 

Code blue

300

Use the hand cleaning guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization.

Prevent infection

300

Prednisone and Prednisolone, Dopamine and Dobutamine, and Dimenhydrinate and Diphenhydramine.

Look-alike sound-alike medications

300

Four out of every 10 patients are harmed in ------ care

Primary and Outpatient Settings

300

I can't find my kid

Code Amber

400

Reduce the risk for suicide.

Identify patient safety risks

400

An annual health observance sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Patient Safety Awareness Week

400

One in every 10 patients is harmed while receiving ------ care

Hospital Settings

400

Security guard can't hold them

Code gray

500

Make sure that the correct surgery is done on the correct patient and at the correct place on the patient’s body.

Prevent mistakes in surgery.

500

17 Recommendations to Advance Patient Safety

National Action Plan

500

Annual Institute of Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Congress 

Boston

500

It smells like burnt toast

Code red

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