Codes & Alerts
This code/alert is called when someone has a broken bone or is injured and bleeding.
What is a code red?
We use this channel to communicate via Radio at Cary Street Gym.
What is Channel 1?
In this emergency, all patrons and staff will be directed to the highest floor of the building.
What is a flood/flooding?
For major events such as EMS calls, facility damage, police action or Title IX reports, this person must be notified immediately.
Who is the on-site/on-call supervisor?
Located in the laundry room at both CSG and MCV, this receptable is for any waste that touched bodily fluids.
What is a biohazard waste container?
This code/alert is potentially life threatening and requires and all-staff response.
What is a code purple?
What are 2 of the 5 situations when you'd use a plain language alert over the radio?
What is power/mechanical failure, building evacuation, severe weather, facility lockdown, active threat, or any situation that requires the attention of all staff?
In the event of a building evacuation, we will assemble here.
What is the Cary Street fieldhouse?
Due to this, all VCU employees have a responsibility to immediately notify of any known or suspected incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and/or stalking.
What is mandatory reporting?
You should dial this number when calling VCU Police from a campus phone.
What is 8-1234.
A code blue is called when this happens.
What is a fight or physical altercation?
When using the radio to communicate, staff should use these instead of names.
What are radio handles/position titles?
Patrons will be directed to go here during a tornado warning.
What is the basement/basement hallway?
These must be included in a risk management report so that pro-staff to know who they should follow up with for additional details.
What is names of ALL responding staff members?
What may be used to assist patients who are unable to walk to their vehicles.
What is a wheelchair?
This involves removing all non-involved persons from the immediate area of the emergency, & out-of-sight if possible.
What is crowd control?
A necessary step when encountering a broken/damaged radio.
What is contact my supervisor?
During a facility lockdown, please direct all patrons to this location.
What is the center of the building?
If a risk management report is submitted for a physical injury, this must be included.
What is a description of the care provided?
When a patron is requesting a wheelchair, what are staff able to assist them with?
What is pushing the chair?
The 2 most important pieces of information you can provide to an emergency dispatcher, besides your location.
What is the type of emergency? & where you are?
Confirming that you received a message on the radio is referred to as this.
What is closed-loop communication?
When we are sheltering in place, can people come in and out of the building?
What is "people can exit but cannot come in"?
Attending and passing this requirement annually also satisfies recertification requirements should your certificate expire.
What is a CPR annual review?
Cary Street Gym has this many AEDs located around the facility.
What is 5?