Ice Breaker

Emergency Response Codes

100

What is the designated phrase to alert personnel and provide clear guidelines and direction on how to respond to any person experiencing acute physiologic compromise, airway threat, respiratory and / or cardiac arrest.

Code Blue

200

What is the designated phrase to alert personnel to smoke / fire and details the actions to be taken by staff and physicians to ensure the safety and security of themselves, their patients and visitors. 

Code Red

300

What is the phrase used to alert staff that a hazardous spill / release has occurred.

Code Brown

Emergency Response Codes

100

What is the designated phrase to alert personnel of a bomb threat or discovery of a potential bomb while doing a visual scan following a bomb threat. 

Code Black

200

What is is the designated phrase to alert personnel to an incident of aggression or violence against a patient, client, visitor, staff member or physician 

Code White

300

What is the designated phrase to alert and notify staff of the need to prepare for or respond to anticipated casualty volumes which are likely to exceed Site available resources, requiring additional or extraordinary assistance, or may require Multi-Site responses (Mass Casualty Incident).

Code Orange

Emergency Response Codes

100

What is the designated phrase to alert and notify staff of the need to reduce the movement of air into and out of the building when there are air quality concerns, potentially from a release of a toxic or hazardous substance in the environment. 

Code Grey

200

What is the phrase used to alert staff to an incident in which a missing adult (18 years & over) or missing / abducted infant or child (up to 18 years), that is either an inpatient, outpatient or visitor. 

Code Yellow

300

What do I do if I discover fire?

Follow R.E.A.C.T

Emergency Response Codes

100

What is the phrase used to alert staff to an incident which is leading to the evacuation of staff and patients. Events which may lead to a Code Green include, but are not limited to: fire, flood, structural damage/collapse, bomb threat, acts of violence, toxic releases from an internal or an external source, or prolonged utility / power failure. 

Code Green

200

What is the designated phrase to alert staff to an incident where AHS People, or anyone is being held against their will by another individual; there may or may not be a threat of violence with a weapon. 

Code Purple