Medical Safety Template - Emergency Codes and Basic Staff Response

Emergency Codes and Basic Staff Response (see department policies and procedures for additional details)

Problem Description Initial Response Secondary Follow Up Response Bomb Threat Notification of a bomb Immediately notify a coworker Report all information. Search the area for a in the MTF, possibly or your supervisor and ask bomb; do not touch if CODE by an outside caller them to call 911/Security or found; report anything ORANGE AOD during after duty hours. suspicious; complete Obtain as much information as the bomb threat form in possible using the Threatening the Security Phone Call Checklist. Management Plan Rescue those in immediate Extinguish flame with Follow procedures Fire danger fire extinguisher evacuation or defend in Fire, smoke or burning Activate fire alarm via the Pull the pin place procedures for CODE smell nearest pull station, call 911 Aim the hose your work area. RED Contain the fire (close doors) Squeeze the handle Evacuate/Extinguish if you can Sweep from side to side do so safely aiming at the base of the fire Incident spill Consult the SDS. Trained Properly dispose of spill Complete report of the Hazardous Small spill presenting user cleans up spill with clean-up waste incident (Memorandum Materials Spill NO hazard to trained appropriate personal protective materials; consult SDS for Record) or Release employee or the equipment/decontamination environment materials

Emergency Spill Isolate the spill areas Seek/coordinate Complete report of the Any spill which may (evacuate); deny entry to medical treatment of incident (Memorandum CODE present a hazard to others; notify the spill response decontaminated victim. for Record) YELLOW people or the team; notify your supervisor; Assist contaminated environment, and the call the Safety Office victims in effects are unknown decontamination process if you can do so safely An individual is being Clear the area to avoid others Report all pertinent Complete incident Hostage held against their will from becoming a hostage information to report form located in by an unarmed/armed supervisor and Security the Security CODE perpetrator Management Plan GRAY

An infant is missing or Go to closest exit and watch Ask to verify infant Immediately report Infant Kidnap is known to be for a person with an infant that identity (wrist name tag) information on any kidnapped is not being escorted out, or or see contents of suspect to the Nursing CODE with a package which could package; get clear supervisor and Security PINK hold an infant description of adult and note direction of travel

Radioactive See Hazardous Isolate the spill area Notify Nuclear Complete report of the Incident Materials Spill/ (evacuate); deny entry to Medicine, who will incident Release procedures others; notify supervisor coordinate response above CODE PURPLE

Unusual Not covered by other Clear the area; notify Follow instructions from Complete report of the Incident plans supervisor leaders incident

Reviewed 20 March 2015