Researchers may be asked to leave or suspend research on the Ward in case of emergency or other Exceptional Circumstances (i.e. fire, quarantine or closure during an outbreak, influenza pandemic, safety incidents etc.)
Codes, Fire Safety and Evacuation
During your stay on the unit, you will hear a number of codes being called over the PA system. Please refer to the code sheet (on the back of your ID badge) for a quick reference to the codes and their meaning.
Who do I call during an emergency?
Security
For direct calls to security, please dial 655 Emergency For direct calls to the emergency switchboard please dial 600
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Codes |
What the codes mean? |
Who to call? |
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CODE RED |
Fire |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE BLACK |
Bomb threat |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE BROWN |
HazMat Spill |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE GREY |
Shelter in Place |
|
|
CODE GREEN |
Evacuation |
|
|
CODE BLUE |
Medical Emergency, Cardiac or Respiratory arrest |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE 66 |
ICU outreach |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE YELLOW |
Missing patient |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE GOLD |
Missing child |
DIAL ‘600’ |
|
CODE WHITE |
Violence in Workplace |
DIAL ‘655 |
|
CODE ORANGE |
Mass Casualty |
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IN CASE OF FIRE (CODE RED): Alert others by calling out 'CODE RED' and the location.
R =
REMOVE THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
E = ENSURE DOOR IS SHUT
A = ACTIVATE THE ALARM
C = CALL SWITCHBOARD - DIAL ‘600’
T = TRY TO EXTINGUISH OR CONTROL THE FIRE
STATUS ONE - means ‘smoke or fire confirmed’
STATUS TWO – means ‘conditions have escalated’
When the alarm bells are ringing 20 times a minute and ‘Code Red’ is paged for your floor or the floor above or below you; or if the alarm bells are ringing 120 times a minute:
• Close doors
• Clear corridors
• Account for patients / clients and staff
• Return to your unit or department via the stairs, if you are a staff member on a patient / client care area
• Do not let anyone leave your area
• Assist other patient / client care areas close by if they have a ‘Code Red’
• Check the panel or monitor for the location of the fire (on hospital sites), if the location is not known
• Do not start any new procedures, e.g. surgeries or lab/research procedures