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Do you know the new Emergency Codes?
Hospital’s in California are working together to improve patient safety by using a standardized set of
emergency codes.
Standardizing emergency codes between hospitals will simplify emergency response for physicians and
staff who may work in multiple hospitals.
Code
Description
CODE RED
CODE BLUE
CODE WHITE
CODE PINK
CODE PURPLE
CODE YELLOW
CODE GRAY
CODE SILVER
CODE ORANGE
CODE GREEN
CODE TRIAGE – EMERGENCY ALERT
CODE TRIAGE – INTERNAL
CODE TRIAGE – EXTERNAL
Fire
Adult Medical Emergency
Pediatric Medical Emergency
Infant Abduction
Child Abduction
Bomb Threat
Combative Person
Person with a Weapon and/or Active
Shooter and/or Hostage Situation
Hazardous Material Spill / Release
Missing High Risk Patient
Limited activation of selected key personnel
for potential incident
Activate Emergency Operations Plan for
Internal Incident
Activate Emergency Operations Plan for
External Incident
Attend an in-service training session and learn about the new emergency codes.
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If you have any comments or questions, please contact [NAME/PHONE/E-MAIL].
Rev. 8/31/09
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