What are the codes in hospitals in Canada?

What are the codes in hospitals in Canada?

Canada

  • Code amber: missing or abducted infant or child.
  • Code black: bomb threat.
  • Code blue: cardiac and/or respiratory arrest.
  • Code brown: hazardous spill.
  • Code green: evacuation.
  • Code grey: system failure.
  • Code orange: disaster or mass casualties.
  • Code pink: pediatric emergency and/or obstetrical emergency.

What are the codes at the hospital?

Some of the more widely used codes in hospitals include:

  • code pink: infant or child abduction.
  • code orange: hazardous material or spill incident.
  • code silver: active shooter.
  • code violet: violent or combative individual.
  • code yellow: disaster.
  • code brown: severe weather.
  • code white: evacuation.
  • code green: emergency activation.

What is a code white in a Canadian hospital?

The purpose of a Code White is to identify an actual or potential violent or out-of-control person and activate the appropriate staff to respond with a patient/person-centred and therapeutic response. Call (613) 969-7400, ext. 5999 to report a Code White.

What is Code Pink in hospital Canada?

Paediatric Cardiac Arrest
Emergency Codes

Code Definition
Code Orange External Disaster
Code Pink Paediatric Cardiac Arrest
Code Purple Hospital Taking ΜΈ Person with Weapon
Code Red Fire

WHAT’S code GREY in a hospital?

Code gray. At some hospitals, code gray is a call for security personnel. It might indicate that there is a dangerous person in a public area, that a person is missing, or that there is criminal activity somewhere in the hospital.

What is hospital code Red?

Code Red and Code Blue are both terms that are often used to refer to a cardiopulmonary arrest, but other types of emergencies (for example bomb threats, terrorist activity, child abductions, or mass casualties) may be given code designations, too.