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Types of Code

Codes can vary between hospitals to indicate different emergency situations. Some common codes include Code Blue for medical emergencies like cardiac arrest, Code Red for fires, Code Grey for combative patients, and Code Silver for weapons/hostages. It is important for hospital staff to know the specific codes used in their facility.

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Types of Code

Codes can vary between hospitals to indicate different emergency situations. Some common codes include Code Blue for medical emergencies like cardiac arrest, Code Red for fires, Code Grey for combative patients, and Code Silver for weapons/hostages. It is important for hospital staff to know the specific codes used in their facility.

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Different Codes It is important to note that codes can vary from hospital to

hospital.

Code Red: Fire, smoke, or smell of


smoke
Code Yellow: Hospital-only trauma
Code Grey: Combative or violent
patient (sometimes in-patient stroke
response)
Code Orange: Hazardous material or
spill incident
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Different Codes

Code Silver: Weapon/Hostage


Code Indigo: Rapid Response
Consult
Code Ice: Induced Hypothermia
Code White: Evacuation
Code Pink: Infant or child
abduction

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Different Codes

Code Blue: There is a medical


emergency inside the hospital (ex:
cardiac arrest or heart attack)
Code Black: bomb threat in or
near the facility
Code Brown: severe weather
Code Green: Emergency
Activation/ Evacuation
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