Burnaby Hospital EMC - Jeopardy

Code Green

100

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF EVACUATION / RELOCATION?

Horizontal, Vertical & External

200

WHAT IS THE PRIORITY FOR EVACUATING PATENTS/RESIDENTS?

1)Most at risk

2)Most Ambulatory

3)Most Difficult to move

300

WHO CAN AUTHORIZE A CODE GREEN RESPONSE IN A CRISIS EVACUATION?

AOC or most in charge staff member

400

WHAT RESOURCES DOES BURNABY HOSPITAL HAVE FOR A CODE GREEN RESPONSE?

Orange Emergency Response Binder, Overhead announcements, Learning Hub, Intranet/Pulse, Site Leadership

Code Yellow

100

WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF CODE YELLOW?

1) Pre Code Search

2) Code Yellow Stage 1

3) Code Yellow Stage 2

200

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I HEAR A CODE YELLOW ANNOUNCEMENT?

• Refer to the email description of the missing patient/resident
•  Search your unit and surrounding area, and report any findings to your unit/department lead
• Listen for further directions from your manager/designate. 

300

WHAT TWO DEPARTMENTS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN A STAGE 2 CODE YELLOW ACTIVATION?

Security (IPS)

Facilities, Maintenance & Operations (FMO)

400

IN A FULL SCALE STAGE 2 CODE YELLOW, WHAT ARE THREE IMPORTANT ROLES ASSIGNED BY THE EOC?

EOC Director

Search Coordinator

Search Team Member

Code Orange

100

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF EVENTS THAT COULD LEAD TO CODE ORANGE ACTIVATION?

Natural disaster (earthquakes, snowstorms, floods)

Mass casualty events (bus accident, plane crash)

200

WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACTIVATE CODE ORANGE?

Code Orange is activated by the Administrator In- Charge/Designate

300

WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF CODE ORANGE?

STAGE 1 – ALERT

STAGE 2 - PARTIAL

STAGE 3 - FULL

400

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I HEAR A CODE ORANGE ANNOUNCEMENT?

Return to home unit and await further instructions

Remain on unit until otherwise directed

Review Code Orange procedures/ Activate Code Orange Functional Area Plan

Code Grey

100

WHAT IS A SYSTEM FAILURE?

A system failure is the loss of utility or service that supports health delivery

200

IF YOU SUSPECT A SYSTEM FAILURE, WHO DO YOU NOTIFY?

• Manager/Designate
• Managers* - The responsible party for the system (e.g., IMITS, FMO, etc.).

300

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I HEAR A CODE GREY ANNOUNCEMENT?

• Follow direction provided via email or overhead announcement
• Ensure the safety of patients/residents, staff, and visitors
• Determine the impact of the system failure to your department
• Report any new issues to your Manager
• Refer to your Downtime, Code Grey unit/department plan
• Be prepared to assist as necessary

400

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR IN-CHARGE?

• Determine if a Code Grey should be activated.
• Contact the appropriate lead for the system (e.g., IMITS, FMO, etc.).
• Complete and send the Code Grey Email Notification Template and call the STAT Line
• Determine if the Emergency Operations Centre needs to be activated to coordinate / support the response.
• Report significant system failure impacts to:
• Tier 2 Administrator On‐Call             
• HEMBC 
• Communications/Media Pager

General EMC

100

IN WHAT YEAR, HEMBC LAUNCH CODE SILVER? 

2022

200

NAME ONE OF THE KEY DIFFERENCES OF CODE SILVER AGAINST CODE WHITE? 

1) a person with a weapon or an active shooter situation

2) a lockdown procedure is initiated to ensure the safety of everyone

3) staff is instructed not to confront the individual and focus on their own safety and that of others

300

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE FOR A EMC QUORUM TO MEET? 

50% + 1 person or 51%

400

NAME THE FULL DEFINITION OF RACE

R= Remove/Rescue anyone in immediate danger to an area of safety

A= Activate a fire alarm pull station and call the STAT Line 7111 - state "Code Red at {Site} and {Location}

C= Contain the spread of smoke and fire, close doors and windows

E= Extinguish the fire if safe to do so, evacuate if the area is unsafe by moving through at least one set of fire doors, refer to Code Green