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What is a code gray?

Last night at work a "Code Gray" was overhead paged in the Children's Crisis Intervention Unit (CCIS- aka psych) and I have NO idea what this is. There is no reference to it in the policy/procedure maunal. Any ideas what this could be?

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    If I'm not mistaken, it depends on the hospital but in my experience it is usually along the lines of a violent person requiring immediate security intervention.

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    Weird that it isn't in the P&P manual. I think you need to ask your manager/director about this right away. It is dangerous to call a code that staff is not educated on.

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    Yea, it's usually security.

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    megananne7 said:
    Yea, it's usually security.

    :yeahthat:....at least at my hospital. We hear them calling Code Gray for the psych unit(s).

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    Dolce said:
    Weird that it isn't in the P&P manual. I think you need to ask your manager/director about this right away. It is dangerous to call a code that staff is not educated on.

    I totally agree.

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    I don't know about code gray. Where I last worked code silver was for elderly person gone AWOL. The last one they called was for a person that was younger than me. That is telling you it is time to get out.

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    Maybe just ask a security guard next time you see them.....they always know all the codes.

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    Code Gray at my hospital is for a weather emergency such as a tornado warning.

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    Code gray for us is a combatitive person.

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    Definitely ask!! @ least let them know there's nothing in P&P about that code.

    We have a card hanging on our ID badges w/the meanings of all the codes. Very helpful!!

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    Combative person

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    Code gray is "a missing patient" in my place. Code Blue is agitated patient or some crisis with patients.

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