Emergency Code Rec Om Presentation

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2009 STANDARDIZED HOSPITAL

OVERHEAD EMERGENCY CODES

Recommendations and Guidance for

Policy or Operating Procedure Modification

Prepared by the Florida Society for Healthcare Security,Safety & Emergency Management Professionals


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Acknowledgements

The Florida Society for Healthcare Security, Safety &Emergency Management Professionals would like tothank the following organizations for their assistancein the preparation of these recommendations and

guidelines: Florida Hospital Association

South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association

Florida Organization of Nurse Executives

Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management andPatient Safety

International Association for Healthcare Security andSafety

Florida Healthcare Engineering Association


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Executive Summary

Background

2002:

A survey of hospitals' emergency codes illustrated the lack of

uniformity existing among hospitals and allied healthcare

organizations in Florida.

Florida Society for Health Security and Safety Professionals

(FSHSS), representing over 100 hospitals and health care

systems in Florida, recommended a standardized EmergencyCode system for hospitals.


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Executive Summary

RED - Fire

BLUECardiac / Respiratory Arrest

PINKInfant / Child Abduction

BLACK- Bomb

ORANGE - Hazmat / Bioterrorism

GREY - Violence/Security Alert

WHITE - Hostage

YELLOW - Lockdown

GREEN - Mass Casualty / Disaster

BROWN - Severe Weather

2003: A working group of healthcare security and safety

professionals selected and recommended code identifiers

for use in Florida hospitals and other healthcare

organizations.


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Executive Summary

While the main colors

were constant,

flexibility was built into

the system forindividual hospital

needs.

The goal is to have a

common set of base

colors allowing for

customization.


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Executive Summary

Five years have passed since the development ofthe 2003 Standardized Hospital Emergency Codefor the State of Florida.

A 2008 Working Group: examined currentstandard codes being used by Florida and otherstates hospitals and healthcare systems; assessedthe need for additional changes promoting

uniformity; and, cross-walked the informationwith related healthcare associations and groups.


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Executive Summary

NOTE: The Working Group combined colors,code number and specific language to an allcolor system.

This system acknowledges that healthcare workersroutinely work at more than one healthcare entity

but may be required to remember and respond todifferent codes. Standardizing codes supports

employees at all Florida healthcare entities.


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2009 Recommendations


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Code Black

Bomb Threat

The majority of

hospitals are using

Code Black as thedesignation for a bomb

threat.


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CodeGreen

Disaster Plan

Activation

Code Green was

selected because greenmeans go!

A disaster plan needs

to be activated quickly

for effective response.


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Code Red

Fire

Code Red is a national

standard recommended

by the Hospital FireMarshalls Association

and its membership.


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CodeOrange

Hazardous Materials

There was consensusfor the use of CodeOrange indicating a

hazardous materialincident.

Not just for theactivation of thedecontamination team

but other incidentsinvolving hazardousmaterials.


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CodeBlue

Medical Emergency

A majority of healthcare

entities are using Code

Blue for cardiac and/orrespiratory arrest.


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CodeBlue 13

Medical Emergency

Code Blue 13 is used in

some counties to denote

that the Code Blue is fora pediatric code.


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CodePink

Infant / Child Abduction

Code Pinkis also used by

many organizations to

inform employeesregarding an abduction

attempt.


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CodePink


Please consider adding

Code Pinkwith an age to

differentiate between a

infant and pediatric

patient.

Example: Code Pink 2is

a two year oldthis helps

staff adjust to looking fora toddler vs. an infant that

may be concealed in a bag

or suitcase.


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CodePink


The National Center for

Missing and Exploited

Children has issued

Volume 9 of the

Healthcare Guidelines.

This is the first update

since 2005.


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CodeSilver

Active Shooter

Code Silveris a new

code added as hospitals

are starting to

experience more of

these events on their

campuses.


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CodeSilver

This code is similar to theSilver Alertfor a

missing elderly individual in the community.

Why was the same color code used?

Healthcare is a unique environment;

Theres a national consensus among hospital codes;

It is intended to be used in hospitals primarily to inform

healthcare workers about a potential situationnot the

public.


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Code White

Hostage Situation

Question: Is this

emergency code the

same as a Code Silver?

Answer: No!


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Code White

An activeshooter is "... an armed person whohas used deadly physical force on other personsand continues to do so while having unrestrictedaccess to additional victims.

Activeshooters have caused a paradigm shift in lawenforcement training and tactics, especially as these

persons do not necessarily expect to escape or evensurvive these situations.

A hostage is a person or entity which is held bya captor.


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Additional Information

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): http://www.usdoj.gov

DOJ, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Hospital Fire Marshalls Association, Inc.:http://hfma.tripod.com/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:http://www.missingkids.com

International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety:http://www.iahss.org

South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association:http://www.sfhha.org
http://www.usdoj.gov/http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/http://hfma.tripod.com/http://www.missingkids.com/http://www.iahss.org/http://www.sfhha.org/http://www.sfhha.org/http://www.iahss.org/http://www.missingkids.com/http://hfma.tripod.com/http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/http://www.usdoj.gov/


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Additional Information

Florida Organization of Nurse Executives:http://www.fonexo.com/

Florida Healthcare Engineering Association:http://www.fhea.org/

Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and NeonatalNurses: http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/

National Association of Neonatal Nurses: http://www.nann.org/

The Academy of Neonatal Nursing:http://www.academyonline.org/

Florida Hospital Association: http://www.fha.org Florida Department of Law Enforcement (Silver Alerts):

http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspx
http://www.fonexo.com/http://www.fhea.org/http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/http://www.nann.org/http://www.academyonline.org/http://www.fha.org/http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/getdoc/f7d5482a-571a-445a-84b2-f1a1a01f599d/Silver-Alerts.aspxhttp://www.fha.org/http://www.academyonline.org/http://www.nann.org/http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/http://www.fhea.org/http://www.fonexo.com/


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Questions & Answers

For further information contact:

John Wilgis, MBA, RRT

Director, Emergency Management Services

Florida Hospital Association407-841-6230

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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