Code Blue
What is a Code Blue?
A life-threatening emergency requiring all staff to respond and EMS to be summoned.
What is a Code Yellow?
A lost minor in the BRIC.
When should someone be placed in the recovery position?
For someone who is unconscious but breathing normally, vomiting, or after a seizure.
What is the first thing an FPA should do after recognizing an emergency?
Call Code Blue.
What is the first thing any employee should do when they recognize a life-threatening emergency?
Call Code Blue.
Name three conditions that qualify as a Code Blue.
Unconsciousness/no breathing/no pulse, suspected heart attack, suspected stroke, life-threatening bleeding, seizure, anaphylactic shock without an EpiPen or not improving after 10 minutes, or someone feeling like they will pass out.
Who responds?
All available staff assist in searching and communicate over the radio which areas have been cleared.
When should you NOT place someone in the recovery position?
When a head or spinal injury is suspected, unless the person is in immediate danger or choking.
What equipment should an FPA retrieve when responding to a Code Blue?
The nearest response kit when responding to a Code Blue or when summoned.
If you're CPR certified and first on scene, what care can you provide?
Call Code Blue, assess the patient, and begin CPR/AED within your certification level.
Complete the Code Blue radio call. Create your own scenario.
"Break, break, break!... We have a CODE BLUE, CODE BLUE at (location). We have a CODE BLUE, CODE BLUE at (location). I see what appears to be (number of patients + condition)."
What three pieces of information must be included when calling a Code Yellow?
- Child's name
- When & Where they were last seen
- Physical Description (hair, eyes, height, clothes)
Put the recovery position steps in the correct order.
Arm closest at 90°, opposite hand against cheek, bend far knee, roll toward you, tilt head back to maintain airway, provide comfort and communication.
After arriving on scene, what assessment should the FPA perform?
Determine whether the person is conscious, breathing, and has a pulse (or confirm someone already has).
What does SAMPLE stand for?
Signs/Symptoms,
Allergies,
Medications,
Past history,
Last intake/output (last meal),
Event.
A member collapses during cycling class, is unresponsive, and not breathing normally. What are your first five actions?
1. Recognize the emergency.
2. Call a Code Blue over the radio.
3. Confirm dispatch/EMS has been called.
4. Begin care within your level of training (CPR/AED if certified).
5. Stay with the patient until responders arrive.
A parent reports their 6-year-old is missing. What information do you broadcast, and what do staff do after responding?
Call "Break, break, break! CODE YELLOW, CODE YELLOW." Give the child's name, last seen location/time, description, and clothing.
Staff search assigned areas and report cleared locations over the radio.
A member finishes having a seizure, is breathing normally but unconscious. Should you place them in recovery position? Why or why not?
Yes. If they are unconscious but breathing normally, place them in the recovery position unless a head or spinal injury is suspected.
You arrive first at a Code Blue. Dispatch has not been confirmed. Walk through everything you do until EMS arrives.
Confirm dispatch has been called, scene size-up, assess consciousness/breathing/pulse, start CPR accordingly.
Other FPAs bring response kits, CPR rotations, AED, oxygen, first aid, or assist in crowd control.
You're the first GFI on scene with an unconscious member. You're not CPR certified. What should you do?
Call Code Blue, activate EMS, retrieve help, gather information, assist with crowd control, witness statements, and stay with the patient until responders arrive.
Scenario: Member says they're going to pass out, becomes unconscious but breathing, then vomits.
Treat as a Code Blue, call it over the radio, assess consciousness and breathing, gather SAMPLE information if possible, place in the recovery position if appropriate, provide comfort, maintain airway, and continue until responders arrive.
During a Code Yellow, your search team clears Studio A. What should you communicate over the radio, and what areas should be searched before reporting clear?
Radio your position title and report that Studio A has been searched/cleared, then continue searching assigned areas, checking every corner, nook, and room.
A member is unconscious, breathing normally, vomiting, but you suspect they hit their head during a fall. Do you use recovery position? Explain your decision and any exception.
Do not place them in the recovery position because a head/spinal injury is suspected unless remaining in place presents immediate danger or they are choking.
You are the lead FPA responding to an unconscious member with no pulse. Assign jobs to arriving responders (AED, CPR rotations, crowd control, oxygen, dispatch confirmation) and explain why.
-AED
-CPR Compressor
-Air Way Manager
-Oxygen
-Crowd Control
You're teaching a class when a member collapses. Another member says they're allergic to peanuts and their EpiPen hasn't helped after 10 minutes. Explain exactly what you do from the moment you recognize the emergency until first responders take over.
Recognize the emergency, call Code Blue, gather SAMPLE information, provide care only within your training, communicate with responders, perform crowd control, and stay with the patient until responders arrive.