What is the meaning of code announcement in NABH hospital.

In NABH hospital, there are different codes to define emergency which have a specific meaning and significance which is important for the team in that hospital to alert and provide immediate care, as well as help in preventing panic among other patients. These are the important codes

Code Blue.

Code Blue means that an incident of heart stoppage or cardio respiratory arrest has happened in any ward or block of the hospital. So it is an alert for the CPR team to reach there immediately.

Code Yellow.

Code Yellow means that some external disaster has happened and the team is alerted to treat mass casualties. In this, all the emergency departments and teams are ready to handle the casualty.

Code Red.

If there is an incident of fire in any ward or block of the hospital, then Code Red is announced, in which the fire fighter team gets alerted. And they reach that place and extinguish the fire.

Code Purple.

If there is an incident of fight in the hospital, then Code Purple is announced, in which the security guard team reaches immediately.

Code Pink.

The situation of Code Pink occurs when an unknown person has kidnapped a child from the hospital, this incident is likely to happen in the child ward or labor room.

Code Grey.

If there is an internal disaster situation in the hospital, then Code Grey is announced so that the casualties can be managed.

Code Black.

This is the code used for the lives in case of a bomb blast, so that measures are taken to save themselves.

Code Orange.

When any infected chemical or body fluid is spilled somewhere in the hospital, code orange is issued for its proper cleaning and disinfection