Hospital staff are constantly going “above and beyond” their everyday job responsibilities. The reason these heroes jump through the extra hoops is empathy. They care. That small trait enables them to accomplish extraordinary feats without a second thought. The quickest way to show this dedication in action is to show what happens in a hospital during a code blue.
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A code blue in a hospital is a signal that a patient is experiencing a life-threatening or cardiac event. The hospital will announce the code and location over the public address system. Policies vary from hospital to hospital. In some, all available personnel near the event will respond. Other hospitals have code blue response teams. Regardless of the policy, personnel responding to a code blue situation will go quickly and directly to the emergency to begin administering life-saving aid.
As nurse Keeney shows with the security footage clips she posted, personnel don’t allow anything to stop or slow them down. Those seconds could mean the difference between life and death for the patient.
Hospitals use several different codes to signify various types of emergencies. According to the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio, a code Adam signifies the abduction of an infant or child. Code pink is an emergency involving a child. A missing adult patient is a code brown. Code blue signifies a medical emergency involving an adult.
If you are in a hospital passageway during a code blue response or other emergency, you should remain still. If you are in the path of responding personnel, they can quickly navigate around you. Once responding personnel have passed, you can resume moving to your destination.
If you know a hero, take a moment to hug and thank them.
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