Code Orange Safety Review

6-50 Code Orange - Policy

100

This is what Code Orange designates.

What is an External Disaster?

200

This is how many patients Homewood is able to receive and treat from other health care facilities.

What is 50?

300

This is the location of the Disaster Control Centre.

Where is the Vista 2 Boardroom?

Secondary location = Manor Basement Staff Conference Room

400

These are the core 5 members of the Disaster Control Command Team (excluding delegates).

1) CEO
2) Chief of Staff
3) EVP of Operations
4) VP of Patient Services
5) Chief Nursing Officer

Each member can be delegated if needed.

500

These are the 5 categories of External Disasters.

1) Extreme weather events (ex. flooding, tornado)

2) Mass transportation accidents (ex. planes, trains)
3) Industrial accidents (ex. explosion, poisoning)
4) Civic disorder accidents (ex. rioting)
5) Internal disaster of another facility

6-50 Code Orange - Process

100

This is who is responsible for initiating the Disaster Plan.

Who is the CEO (or delegate)?

200

This is used to contact off-duty staff members during a Code Orange.

What is the Fan Out List?

300

This is where staff are to report to and be briefed of the nature of the Code Orange.

Where is the Lecture Theatre?

400

This is the duty of Materials Management during a Code Orange.

What is transporting patients, staff, and emergency supplies?

500

These are the hospital staff working hours during a Code Orange.

What is a 12 hour straight shift (7am-7pm)

Note: All time off is suspended

Note: When disaster plan is announced, all staff currently on duty will remain until sufficient staff is available to institute 12 hour shifts

Patient Safety & Infection Prevention Control

100

This is the gold standard type of hand sanitizer.

What is alcohol-based hand sanitizer?

200

TRUE OR FALSE:

You should use hand sanitizer if your hands are visibly soiled.

FALSE

You should use soap and water, then sanitize.

300

This is how long you should wash your hands for.

What is at least 15 seconds?

400

This is the training required by all staff to complete to learn how to handle aggression in clinical and non-clinical settings at the hospital.

What is Homewood Aggression Response Training (HART)?

500

These are the 4 moments of hand hygiene.

1) Before patient/environment contact
2) After patient/environment contact
3) Before an aseptic procedure
4) After body fluid exposure/risk of exposure