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Feb 13, 2025

What does code F mean in a hospital?

What does "Code F" mean in a hospital setting? I'm curious about the specific procedures or protocols associated with this code. Could you also provide any relevant context or examples to help me better understand its significance? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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Anonymous

Feb 13, 2025

Code F means "Fire".

Code Blue (formerly Code A) – Cardiac Arrest

Code D – Clinical Disaster

Code D Drill – Clinical Disaster Drill

Code E – Non-Clinical Emergency

Code E Drill – Non-Clinical Emergency Drill

Code F Drill – Fire Drill

Hospitals and health centers use different systems of emergency codes to communicate with staff over the public address system. The purpose of code language is to minimize disruption and panic.

While each hospital can decide how it wishes to manage and inform staff of potential emergencies, many institutions use colors (e.g., Code Red, Code Blue) to identify specific types of emergencies.

Other emergency codes used include:

Code Red – Fire

Code Black – Severe Weather

Code Silver – Person with Weapon/Hostage Situation

Code Gray – Combative Person

Code Orange – Hazardous Material Spill/Release

Code Yellow – Bomb Threat

Code Pink – Infant Abduction (<1 year old)

Code Purple – Child Abduction

Code Blue – Adult Medical Emergency

Code White – Pediatric Medical Emergency

Code Brown – Neonatal Medical Emergency

Code Evac – Evacuation of Patients Required

Code Violet – Radiation Incident

Code Triage Internal – Internal Disaster

Code Triage External – External Disaster

Utility Alert (utility) – Utility Alert

To learn more about hospital emergency code guidelines, visit the Joint Commission.

To prepare for a medical emergency, review some tips shared by AARP.org.

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