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onaclearday- yes, most doctors clinic doctors are not the best people to have around for a code. Usually the RN has to tell them what to do and we pretend like the Dr. thought of the idea. We are not rural. We are in Modesto, CA. And our clinic is right across the street from the hospital. But you know how protocols are, 911 county still needs to be called. Our clinic was once small and has grown fast and they are a bit behind in the times. So this is why I knew we need to implement a code team.

Thank you all for the responses. Of course we call 911 if someone does become unconscious but of course we cannot just stand there and do nothing. We don't get too many codes but when we do it's just too chaotic. Everyone already has training for code blues, but now its time to get it to where only a few people respond. Your comments are very helpful and I appreicate them.

Hello, I work in a Medical office as a LVN in a small time. The office is family practice, peds, and OB GYN. When we have a code blue everybody goes to the code, so picture 10 MD, 4 LVNS, and 50 MAs responding to a code. CAn someone please tell me how I can implement a code team. There is no policy in place except for everyone to respond which is just RIDICUOLUS! I would like to know how other sites do their code teams. I need to know how many pople are assigned to a team.