Before revision: After deliberations and decisions, the taskforce suggested the following as the Hospital Emergency Code: Amber alert /Code Adam: infant/child abduction Code black: bomb threat Code blue: heart or respiration stops (an adult or child’s heart has stopped or they are not breathing) Code brown: used to indicate severe weather Code clear: announced when emergency is over Code gray: combative person (combative or abusive behavior by patients, families, visitors, staff or physicians); if a weapon is involved code silver should be called Code green: emergency activation.
After revision: After deliberations and decisions, the taskforce suggested the following as the Hospital Emergency Code: Amber Alert /Code Adam: infant/child abduction Code black: bomb threat Code blue: heart or respiration stops (an adult or child’s heart has stopped or they are not breathing) Code brown: used to indicate severe weather Code clear: announced when emergency is over Code gray: combative person (combative or abusive behavior by patients, families, visitors, staff or physicians); if a weapon is involved code silver should be called Code green: emergency activation.