KOOKY: The Hospital Badge

I am quickly discovering that half of the Faculty of Medicine (if not more) are actually located in the hospitals. Thus, I go to the hospitals at least once or twice a month for meeting with other people in the Faculty. I figured since I'm there often enough, that I should get a hospital badge for security reasons, and to get cheaper parking at the parking lot.

So today, I got my badge. Included with the badge is a list of emergency codes that they use in the hospital. Most people are familiar with the term "Code Blue", even if they don't know what it means. (It means cardiac arrest). It's a term that I've heard many times while watching shows like ER.

But the other codes are equally as fascinating. Here are some of my favourites:

• Code Brown: Hazardous Spill
  
• Code Black: Bomb Threat
• Code Orange: Mass Casualties - Internal or External Disaster
• Code Grey: Air Exclusion - External Toxic/Hazardous Substance Leak

It's nice to know that hospital employees need to deal with the above. And it's nice that the hospital gives you a handy dandy card with your identity badge so that you don't forget what each code is for. (Can you hear the sarcasm dripping here? Yikes!)

And for your edification, the rest of the list:

• Code Yellow: Missing Patient
• Code Green: Evacuation
• Code Red: Fire
• Code White: Aggression