Emergency Codes
the code for cardiac arrest
What is code blue
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is PASS
SDS and PADS
What are Safety Data Sheets and physical agent data sheets Located on the loop under safe and secure.
We must check to ensure this everyday. Preferably at the beginning of the shift.
What is the crash cart
These must be completely open before spraying with precleanz.
What are any hinged instruments.
Code orange
What is the code for evacuation
Examples of approved patient identifiers
What is patient name, date of birth. Check the arm band, and ask the patient.
Where we report a safety concern, or patient event
Verge
after pretreatment of instruments we wipe the precleanz bottle with this.
What is a PDI wipe.
We wear this PPE
What is gloves and goggles/safety glasses
The code for a bomb threat
What is code Yellow
Rescue, Activate, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate
What is RACE
The place to find patient experience data
Under the find a dashboard tab on the loop
This is universal protocol
Pre-procedure verification, site marking, time out
Disposable sharps are put here
What is the sharps container.
Code Green
What is the code for hazardous spill
Reporting of safety issues is encouraged, a non punitive culture is established, and learning from errors is supported.
What is the culture of safety.
Where we report broken equipment
On the loop under the tab service portal
When the physician explains risks, benefits, and side effects.
What is informed consent
The correct way to place sharps in the bin
Do not stack, evenly spaced, and hinged instruments completely open
The code for violent person with weapon
What is code silver
ILSM
What is interim life safety measures. When there is construction that affects the safety of the building, evacuation, etc.
This tab is where we find the emergency operations information
What is be safe and secure tab
This is what we say when a surveyor asks us something we don't know the answer to.
Do not guess, offer to find the answer, use your resources-policies (and where to find), supervisor.
We cover the pretreated instruments with this
What is a sterile water dampened towel