Which unit has the most code blues?

I'd guess ED. As for ICUs, probably CVICUs. Some of the trauma heavy ICUs I've worked in will have frequent codes, but honestly we don't get many in other ICUs I've been in.

Just out of curiosity, who runs your codes? At my facility, we have 2 critical care nurses who are designated as that shift's code blue nurses. Every code blue called out (excepting ER and OR as those are handled by the department) will have these nurses respond to run the code. Although I've only had the opportunity to witness 2 of them, having the designated staff really helped things run smoother than the codes I witnessed as a student where there were no designated code nurses.

This is the first one that I've been to at this facility. An ER and ICU nurse came and ran the code. Not sure if they are charge nurses/coordinators on their units or just happened to be the available nurse.

This is the smaller hospital of this particular hospital system. 6 bed ICU (or tele/ICU), 25 bed med/surg unit. We cannot run the code even if we have ACLS per policy.

Late at night the cafeteria is a hot spot for Code M's. They're all fighting over the last pastry or pizza slice!

That or we have pregnant women who are told to walk around to induce labor. Somehow they always end up in the cafeteria and then we have a code for unexpected births.

At my hospital I feel like the units probably run more codes. I'm in the ED and we have our fair share but I feel like a lot of our critical patients that we stabilize crash in the units.

It seems that there are 3 or 4 a week that get called "X floor lobby next to Starbucks." Coincidence? ;-)

IMHO the ICU waiting room...lol