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Code WHITE
Violence/Aggression
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Code YELLOW
Missing patient
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Code BROWN
Chemical Spill
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Code PURPLE
Hostage taking
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Code ORANGE
Disaster/Multi casual incident
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Code GREY
Severe weather/Facility systems
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Code 66
- Medical Emergency
- - Can turn into a blue
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4 descriptions needed for a Code YELLOW (Missing patient)
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3 Phases of a Code GREEN (Evacuation)
- Phase 1: Unit to Unit
- Phase 2: Floor to Floor
- Phase 3: Hospital Relocation Site
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4 Relocation sites for a Phase 3 evacuation
- Cypress Centre
- Medicine Hat High School
- Crescent Heights High School
- Medicine Hat College
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Bomb Threat Announcement
"Code Black. All personnel return to workstation. Emergency response team report." (3x)
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Code Orange (Disaster/multi casual incident) announcement
"Code Orange. Charge nurses and nursing supervisor must meet as emergency response team." (3x)
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4 Colors of a Code Orange (Disaster/Multi Casual Incident) and Meaning
- GREEN: Stable, Minor injuries
- YELLOW: Potentially unstable
- RED: Unstable, with life threatening Conditions
- BLACK: Deceased
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How to announce an emergency Code (Adult, and child)
- Dial 777, wait for overhead to beep 3 times and announce code 3x.
- -Adult: "Code "color" (location)(include main or sub)
- -Pediatric: "Pediatric Code "color" (location) (include main or sub)
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Airborne Precaution sign Color
blue
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Airborne and contact precaution sign color
purple
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Droplet precaution sign color
Orange
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Contact Precaution Sign Color
green
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Contact and droplet precaution sign color
yellow
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Airborne Precautions (blue) info
- single room w/ negative air pressure
- door closed
- N95 mask needed
Examples: measles
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Airborne and Contact Precaution(purple) info
- single room w/ negative pressure
- door closed
- N95 mask, gown, and gloves needed
examples: chicken pox, shingles
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Droplet precautions(orange) info
- Single room
- door remain open
- patient must wear mask, and gown when leaving
- visitors wear mask and gown entering
examples: Mumps, pertussis, rubella
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Contact Precaution (green) info
- single room
- door remain open
- Test every patient that's been in hospital for last 6 months for VRE, and MRSA
- gown and gloves needed
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Contact and Droplet Precautions (yellow) info
- single room recommended
- mask, gown and gloves needed
- patient wear everything when leaving,
- visitors wear everything upon entering
examples: RSV
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PTA
physio therapy assistant
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LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
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Whole Hospital paging number
8805
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