Question

There are codes that are universally recognized such as Code Blue for cardiopulmonary arrest and Code Red indicates usually, an emergency with fire. Not all codes or the colors associated with them, the same between countries, states, healthcare systems Choose 10 different codes/colors used in healthcare or emergency services For each one you choose, you must: 1. explain what the code/color mean:s 2. what facility/state/country uses that code/color that you chose 3. research another state/country/institution to see if they are the same or not. Make sure to advise here the second location the codes are from. 4.if they are not the same, indicate what the code means in the other environment (for example: code orange in one facility may mean bomb threat, in another it may mean evacuate the premises). 5. What are the dangers in having the same color code mean different things to healthcare workers. 10 codes/colors (5 questions for each code/color at 2pts each)- 100 points total List in your response (for example Code Blue 2 4 and so on)

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Answer :

1. Code blue : cardiac arrest .
2. Code red : fire
3. Code Brown : internal disasters.
4. Code pink : baby disaster .
5. Code grey : security threats / work place violence .
6. Code orange : medical emergency team .
7. Code black : personal threat .
8. Code purple : bomb threat .
9. Code green : evacuation .
10. Code white : violent / behavioural situation.

Code blue : code blue is generally used to indicate a patient requiring resuscitation or in need of immediate medical attension ,most often as a result of a respiratory arrest or cardiac arrest .

Code blue is used in cardiac emergency / resuscitation .

code blue was used at st. Vincent's hospital in new York city to indicate arrival of a trauma patient so critically injured that even the short delay of a stop in the ER for evacuation .

5. Answer : it is very difficult for the health care workers who are migrating from one country to another or one health care facility to another .

Confusion may occur and it will create critical situation in time .

Code red : fire .

It is alarm for fire inside the hospital

Fire emergency response : RACE .

R : rescue .

A: alarm .

C: contain .

E : extinguish.

Code red is used in different ways as internal disasters .

Code pink : baby disaster or infant abduction.

It is important to remember that during this situation ,no one is allowed to enter or leave the building unless excused by law enforcement .

Code orange : plan of threat of explosion by bomb or other device .

The associate receiving the call attempts to ascertain pertinent information from the caller using the threatening telephone call check list to take the following situations .

• Bomb location.
• What causes the bomb to explode.
• What does the bomb look like.
• Why did you place the bomb.
• What is your name and address.
• Try to note caller information as possible like voice characteristics ,background noice etc.

Code orange is used as evacuation in Australia .

Code orange is used as diaster in Canada.

In Alberta ,code orange used as mass causality.

Code yellow : code yellow

Code yellow will be used in case of external disaster like earth quake ,bomb exploration or multiple road traffic accidents .

Code purple : it is for physical assault .

It is used different countries in different ways

In Australia ,used for bomb threat .

In Alberta ,used for hostage situation.