Emergency Codes Used in California Hospitals: A Comprehensive Overview, Summaries of Medical Sciences

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CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

October 2014

Hospital Emergency Code

Standardization Survey

Summary of Other Emergency

Codes Used by California

Hospitals

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

SECTION I:

Statewide Results

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

INFANT ABDUCTION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert infant abductions

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Secure 10 Code Purple 6 Code Adam 5 Code Green 4 Code Baby Security 3 Code Lindbergh 2 Code Rainbow 2 Code Adam Infant 1 Code Alpha 1 Code Stork 1 Code A 1

CHILD ABDUCTION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert child abductions

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Pink 21 Code Secure 8 Code Adam 6 Code Green 3 Code Pediatric Security 3 Code Pink (+age) 2 Code Rainbow 2 Code A 1 Code Lindbergh 1 Code Pink (up to age 17) 1 Code Pink, Pediatric 1 Code Purple with age & description 1 Code Stork 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

BOMB THREAT

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert bomb threat (shown by

count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code 10 7 Code Orange 6 Code Black 4 Code Hazel 4 Code Gray 2 Code B 1 Code Silver - Active Threat 1 Code Triage 1 Code White 1 Gray level B 1 Plain Language 1 Security Alert 1

COMBATIVE PERSON

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert of situations involving a

combative person (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Green 7 Code 55 2 Dr. Strong 2 Code Assist 1 Code Gray 1 Code Immediate 1 Code MAB 1 Code Purple 1 Code Security Alert 1 Code Silver 1 Code Staff Stat 1 Code Support Team 1 Code White 1 Code Yellow 1 Dr Strong, Code Gray is when a weapon is involved 1 Dr. Duber 1 Mr. Strong or Mr. Strong 911 if there is a weapon involved 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

PATIENT ELOPEMENT

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert of patient elopement

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Purple 7 Code Adam 5 Code Elopement 2 Code Gold 2 Code Gray 2 Code Purple-Adult 2 Plain Language 2 Code Amber 1 Code AWOL 1 Code Gray - Elopement 1 Code Green-Security 1 Code Pink 1 Code Purple Missing Adult 1 Code Rainbow 1 Code White 1 Ecoe 1 Overhead Page for Security 1

EMERGENCY ALERT

Other codes used in California hospitals to report an emergency alert

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 15 Code Triage Internal or External 5 Code Triage 3 Code Green 2 Code Orange Alert 2 Code Alpha 1 Code Brown 1 Code D 1 Code HICS 1 ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for more information 1 Code Blue 1

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

INTERNAL EMERGENCY

Other codes used in California hospitals to report internal emergencies (shown by count of hospitals using each code): EXTERNAL EMERGENCY Other codes used in California hospitals to report external emergencies (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

• Code Orange Other Code Used Count
• Code Triage
• Code Orange Internal
• Code Green
• Code Blue
• Code Bravo for Utilities, Code Alpha for everything else
• Code Brown
• Code Campus
• Code D
• Code HICS
• Emergency Code Internal
• HICS Activation
• ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for further information
• Code Orange Other Code Used Count
• Code Triage
• Code Orange - External
• Code Triage for internal and external
• Code Green
• Code Alpha
• Code Black
• Code Brown
• Code HICS
• Code Orange External
• Code Triage Alert and then Code Triage Activate
• Code Triage Levels 1-
• Emergency Code External
• HICS Activation
• ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for further information
• Med Alert

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Association of Southern California

FIRE

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert fire (shown by count of

hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count

none

MEDICAL EMERGENCY - ADULT

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert medical emergencies

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code White 1

MEDICAL EMERGENCY - PEDIATRIC

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert pediatric medical

emergencies (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Blue 11 Code Blue - Pediatric 9 Code Blue PALS 2 Code Pedi 1 Code Pink 6 Code Pink - Neonate Arrest 1 Infant Code Blue 1

INFANT ABDUCTION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert infant abductions

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Secure 10 Code Alpha 1 Code Purple 1 Code Stork 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Association of Southern California

CHILD ABDUCTION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert child abductions

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Pink 9 Code Secure 8 Code Pink (+age) 1 Code Stork 1

BOMB THREAT

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert bomb threat

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 2 Code Gray 1 Code Black 1 Code Triage 1

COMBATIVE PERSON

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert of situations involving a

combative person (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Green 3 Code Immediate 1 Code Purple 1 Dr. Duber 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Association of Southern California

EMERGENCY ALERT

Other codes used in California hospitals to report an emergency alert

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 7 Code Triage Internal/External 3 Code Orange Alert 2 Code Triage 2 Code Blue 1 Code Green 1 Code HICS 1

INTERNAL EMERGENCY

Other codes used in California hospitals to report internal emergencies

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 9 Code Triage 3 Code Orange Internal 2 Code HICS 1 Code Triage Levels 1- 4 1 Code Blue 1

EXTERNAL EMERGENCY

Other codes used in California hospitals to report external emergencies

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 9 Code Orange External 3 Code Triage 4 Code HICS 1 Code Triage Levels 1- 4 1

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals

SECTION III:

Hospital Council

of Northern and Central California

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

CHILD ABDUCTION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert child abductions

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Pink 13 Code Green 3 Code Pediatric Security 3 Code Rainbow 2 Code A 1 Code Lindbergh 1 Code Pink (+age) 1 Code Pink, Pediatric 1 Code Purple (+age, description) 1

BOMB THREAT

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert bomb threat

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Hazel 4 Code Black 3 Code Orange 3 Code 10 2 Code B 1 Code Gray 1 Code Gray Level B 1 Code White 1 Plain Language 1 Security Alert 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

COMBATIVE PERSON

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert of situations involving a

combative person (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Green 2 Code 88 1 Code Assist 1 Code Gray 1 Code MAB 1 Code Silver 1 Code Staff Stat 1 Dr. Strong, Code Gray is when a weapon is involved 1 Dr. Strong 1 Mr. Strong or Mr. Strong 911 if there is a weapon involved 1 Security Alert 1 Support Team 1

PERSON WITH A WEAPON and/or ACTIVE SHOOTER and/or

HOSTAGE SITUATION

Other codes used in California hospitals to alert of person with a weapon

or hostage situation (shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Gray 2 Code Gray - Level 2 1 Code Yellow 1 Plain Language 1

Summary of Ot her Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

EMERGENCY ALERT

Other codes used in California hospitals to report an emergency alert

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Orange 5 Code Triage 2 Code Brown 1 Code Alpha 1 Code D 1 Code Green 1 ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for more information 1

INTERNAL EMERGENCY

Other codes used in California hospitals to report internal emergencies

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Triage 7 Code Orange Internal 3 Code Green 2 Code Orange 2 Code Bravo (Utilities), Code Alpha for everything else 1 Code Brown 1 Code Campus 1 Code D 1 Code Triage Alert then Code Triage Activate 1 HICS Activation 1 ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for further information 1

Summary of Other Emergency Codes Used by California Hospitals Hospital Council of Northern and Central California

EXTERNAL EMERGENCY

Other codes used in California hospitals to report external emergencies

(shown by count of hospitals using each code):

Other Code Used Count Code Triage 8 Code Green 2 Code Orange 2 Code Orange External 3 Code Brown 1 Code Alpha 1 Code Triage Alert and then Code Triage Activate 1 HICS Activation 1 ICS has been activated, refer to the intranet for further information 1 Med Alert 1