Emergency Codes in a hospital (1) - NABH.pptx

emergency codes in a hospital

1. Emergency Codes in a hospital

2. Objectives Hospital Emergency Codes are used in hospitals worldwide to alert staff to various emergencies. The use of codes is intended to convey essential information quickly and with minimal misunderstanding to staff, while preventing stress and panic among visitors to the hospital.

3. How to activate a code ? The code should be confirmed before its announcement. The code followed by the location of the emercency , should be repeated three times. Eg. :- Code Blue , Medical ward , First floor

4. CODE BLUE Code Blue is generally used to indicate a patient requiring resuscitation, most often as the result of a Respiratory Arrest or Cardiac Arrest. Start following the basic life support guidelines until the code blue team arrive. Code blue team must arrive within 5 minutes

5. CODE BLUE Code Blue Team: ICU Specialist or Consultant as Team Leader. Anesthesiologist. Respiratory Therapist ICU/ ER Head Nurse or Charge Nurse, or Team Leader Security

6. CODE BROWN Code BROWN will be used in case of external disaster like earthquake or multiple road traffic accident After receiving 10 cases from external disaster, code BROWN will be activated and the hospital will follow an emergency operative plan. The objective of the Emergency Operational Plan is to effectively prepare for, manage a disaster or emergency and restore the facility to the same operational capabilities as pre-disaster levels.

7. CODE PURPLE Code Purple is announced for an act of physical Assault in the hospital either with patients or visitors or Staff. Purpose: To establish a process to protect patients from assault in the hospital. To establish a process to protect Hospital staff from assault. To establish standardized guidelines and procedures in the event of an assault occurred within the hospital premisis.

8. CODE BLACK The use of explosives or the threat to use explosives is becoming more prevalent. Bomb threats may be received by mail, message or in person, they are usually made by telephone. If a bomb threat is received, two options exist: To evacuate the building immediately and/or to search the premises. No threat should be ignored

9. CODE PINK Code Pink is for Infant or Child abduction. The Child is either missing from the hospital or sent with the wrong parent.

10. CODE RED It is alarm for Fire inside the hospital. Purpose of fire safety plan is to Protect patients, visitors, contractors and employees. To minimize property damage.

11. CODE RED RACE :- R - Rescue A - Alarm C - Contain E- Extinguish

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