Nurses General Nursing
Published Jan 30, 2006
On the previews for next week's Grey's Anatomy they were talking about having a "Code Black". What is this?
Aneroo, LPN
1,518 Posts
I've heard of Code black being a bomb threat, as well as a tornado warning.
The only ones I can think of that we have are
Red- Fire
Blue- Code
Pink- child/infant abduction
Dr. Search- bomb threat
Those are the only ones I can think of, mainly because we get tested on those for yearly JCAHO requirements.
christvs, DNP, RN, NP
1,019 Posts
That's so funny I was watching the show last night and couldn't figure out what Code Black was. I guessed it meant terrorists, but really it could be anything violent. And I am just dyyyyyyyyying for Meredith & McDreamy to get back together already! I mean, come on-he does not even really love his wife! :) I'm very addicted to the show & loved it when George stood up for the nurses. Wasn't that hilarious when a few nurses asked him to check on their patients cuz they still cared? I thought that was really nice. :)
live4today, RN
5,099 Posts
I've never heard of a "Code Black". :uhoh21: I've only heard of the basic "Code Red, Code Pink, Code Blue, and Code Brown"...that's all that comes to mind right now anyway.
I love the show "Grey's Anatomy"! "George" and those puppy-dog eyes of his just get to me everytime I see him. What a cutie! :)
The character "Izzy" was very brave to share that part of her past with that young girl. "Izzy" was just 16 when she gave birth to her dd, and then placed her for adoption for her baby's well-being. That's a pretty unselfish move on her part, and I was proud of her for sharing that with her teenage patient. :)
LilPeanut, MSN, RN, NP
898 Posts
at my hospital:
Code Red= Fire
Code Adam= infant/child abduction
Code Black= Bomb/bomb threat
Code Gray= Severe Weather
Code Orange= Hazardous material spill/release
Code Blue= Medical Emergency (Pediatric)
Code Yellow= Disaster
I'm at a Children's hospital, so for "adult" emergencies, we call them medical assists, but they're not on our list of "official" codes.
crazylilkelly
380 Posts
Love the show - and I love George! You just want to put him in your pocket and take him home...."Nope, no way - my father's a truck driver, my mother's a teacher, if I cross that picket line and they find out, I'm dead." - George to Izzy as they look on while Yang dares to cross the nursing picket line
"Nope, no way - my father's a truck driver, my mother's a teacher, if I cross that picket line and they find out, I'm dead." - George to Izzy as they look on while Yang dares to cross the nursing picket line
lol----i love George too!!! everytime i see him in a scene it just makes me smile! my 2nd fav definitely is yang. i love her sarcasim.
pugmum
242 Posts
A code black is a bomb threat for us, too.
silvienurse
20 Posts
I thought it was "bad weather" tornado etc. etc.
flashpoint
1,327 Posts
A lot of the facilities here use it for a bomb threat. For the weather related things, we simply use "tornado warning" or "thunderstorm warning" or whatever it happens to be. Other things I have seen used...
Code Blue - Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
Code Pink - Pediatric Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
Code Adam - Secure All Doors and Windows (usually reserved for an abduction, but could be used for other things)
Code Green - Some sort of facility problem like no electricity, no heat, nor ari conditioning, no water, etc...
Code Orange - Something went WAY wrong in radiology
Code Security - EVERYONE who can do so safely respond to the area named
Code Red - Fire / Smoke
Code Yellow - Used very quietly to pass on from triage to treatment that the patient has lice or scabies or something like that
Can't really think of any others...
CHATSDALE
4,177 Posts
different facilities have different codes...rough on newbies
i worked in a hospital once who had no codes codes everything was like
dr heart = cardiac emergency
dr red = fire
dr blue = security
several othrs i can't think of just now this was done, so they said, so as not to alarm pts and visitors...but when they called a code and afected personnel dropped what they were doing and ran like the dickens they had to figure out something
Biol20fan
114 Posts
I absolutly love Grey's Anatomy. It is a great show I wish it was on every night. What I got from watching the previews it looked like a bomb
Me too! And I had the same question, wanting to know what a Code Black was. I just knew that if I came on this board, I'd find the answer!
Stdy2BaNurse
328 Posts
I love Grays! I have two fellow pre-nursing students that also watch and we were discussing this code black thing. Did you see the preview before Gray's came on? It actually showed Meredith's (I think it was her) hand in a patient and Dr. Burke telling her something to the effect 'don't blink, don't move, don't breathe' or something like that....then it shows him telling someone to tell the charge nurse there is a code black. We are wondering if there is a bomb in the person they were operating on??
Just a thought...and I too really want Meredith & McDreamy back together. I give him points for trying to make it work with his wife, but he sure doesn't look at her like he looks at Meredith!
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NurseLatteDNP, MSN, DNP, RN
825 Posts
In my house "Code Gray" means record Grey's Anatomy because I am not at home. :chuckle Not really, but it is a good idea, I never want to miss that show.