Code Evacuation, Move people from danger to safety due to a threat that makes a location unsafe., Code Triage Internal, An event that occurs in a facility that that threatens safety (fire, mass casualty, or dangerous situation). Activates appropriate internal response protocols., Code Triage External, An event that occurs outside a facility that could lead to a large influx of patients (mass casualty, natural disaster, terrorist attack, large scale accidents)., Shelter in Place, When it's safer to remain in place during an emergency than to attempt an evacuation., Weather Alert, Extreme weather: Tornado watches/warnings, snow, severe thunderstorm, etc., Code Capacity, When a hospital's capacity is overwhelmed with patients and lacks the ability to accept additional ambulance arrivals., Code Blue, Life-threatening medical emergency (CPR, Code cart, Code Team activation), External Medical Emergency, Used in response to an emergency situation occurring outside a facility, Medical Emergency Infant, Used to indicate an infant medical emergency, most often a patient's cardiac or respiratory arrest, Medical Emergency Pediatric, Used to indicate a pediatric medical emergency, most often a patient's cardiac or respiratory arrest, Mass Transfusion, When a patient is experiencing life-threatening, massive bleeding (or at a high risk of severe blood loss), Code Rapid Response, When there is an acute (sudden) change in patient's condition, or a significant concern about a patient's condition, Code STEMI, When a person has symptoms of a very serious type of heart attack., Code Stroke, When a person presents with a sudden change in balance, eyes/vision, face drooping, arm weakness, and/or speech, Code Sepsis, Triggers an immediate rapid response when a patient shows signs of a severe infection (sepsis); Identify, stabilize, treat!, Code OB Alert, Call for a specialized team for urgent pregnancy or postpartum (recent birth): Emergency help for mom and/or fetus, Code Concern for Patient, When more help is needed with a patient, Code Silver, Active shooter or hostage in a hospital or healthcare facility. Alerts staff to stay away, protect patients, staff, visitors, Bomb Threat, Remain calm, get as much information as possible; Staff to conduct search of unit without phones/radios; report suspicious items, Code Gray, Indicates the presence of a disruptive, combative, violent, or aggressive person in a facility, requiring security or personnel to respond, Missing Infant or Missing Child, Triggers a specific response to secure the hospital and begin a search; Available staff stationed at exits; watch for suspicious activity/people, Code Access, Used during a lockdown of a unit/hospital, when there's an immediate threat to the safety of individuals inside the facility, Maternal Hemorrhage, Hemorrhage while giving birth: An immediate threat to the safety of the individual, Fall Alert/Code Lift/Patient Fall, When there is a need for a lift assistance after a person falls, Full or Partial Trauma, Alerts the trauma team to respond to a traumatic incident (Initiated by ED Provider or RN, or Trauma Surgeon), NO PASS ZONE, Attention All Staff: Never pass an unanswered call light without checking on the patient.

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