Ever been in hospitals & wondered why they use different code names & what these code names actually mean?
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Hospitals often use code names to alert their staff to an emergency or other event. However, these codes may not be standardized in all hospitals.

These codes are communicated through an intercom in the hospital or directly to staff using communication devices like pagers. Codes allow trained hospital personnel to respond quickly and appropriately to various events.

The use of codes can also help prevent concern or panic by visitors and people being treated at the hospital.
The most common hospital codes are code blue, code red, and code black. Code blue indicates a medical emergency such as cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Code red indicates fire or smoke in the hospital. Code black typically means there is a bomb threat to the facility.

Some of the more widely used codes in hospitals include:

code pink: infant or child abduction
code orange: hazardous material or spill incident

code silver: active shooter
code violet: violent or combative individual
code yellow: disaster
code brown: severe weather
code white: evacuation
code green: emergency activation