Healthcare Safety 2015

1. Emergency Management System

2. • CODE BLUE - Medical Emergency – Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
• CODE RED - Fire
• CODE GREY - Severe Weather
• CODE BLACK - Bomb /Bomb Threat
• CODE PINK - Infant/Child Abduction
• CODE YELLOW - Disaster – Mass Casualty
• CODE WHITE - Security Alert – Violence / Hostage
• CODE ORANGE - Hazardous Materials Spill
• ***Healthcare personnel frequently respond to emergency
situations or events in their facilities.
• Standardized codes make responses faster no matter the
location.

3. • FIRE SAFETY (CODE RED)
• Your response to a CODE RED should be:
• R – Rescue patients immediately from the fire or smoke area
• A – Pull the ALARM station and give the location over the radio
• C – Contain the smoke or fire by closing all doors to rooms and corridors
• E – Extinguish the fire (when safe to do so) or Evacuate

4. • Proper use of a Fire Extinguisher is:
• P – Pull the pin
• A – Aim at the base of the fire
• S – Squeeze the handle
• S – Sweep from side to side

5. • Communicate with co-workers during a fire or
fire drill.
• Always participate in Fire Drills in your
department.
• Know the location of exits, pull stations and
fire extinguishers.
• Keep the hallways clear of equipment and
clutter.

6. • Staff should: Always wear your NAME BADGE
visible above the waist
• Secure your personal valuables and keys
• Never disclose access codes to unauthorized
persons
• Report suspicious persons/behaviors to
Security and/or Facilities
• Use the in-house radios or call 966-7232 for
SFMC Security

7. • Employee Right to Know – You have the right to
know what hazardous chemicals are in your work
area and how to protect yourself against them
• MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheets (number is
located on the telephone)
• Call 800-451-8346 any time to access the MSDS
Hotline provided by 3E Company
• Employees should clean up small spills and report
large spills to their manager and Facilities.

8. • OSHA cites Back Injury as the #1 workplace safety problem.
• Back Injuries are:
– Painful
– Long term /lifetime disability
– Expensive to diagnose and treat
•
• Back Injuries are the Result of:
– Poor posture
– Poor conditioning
– Tension and Stress
– Aging and Disease
– Impact Trauma
– Repetitive Trauma
– Incorrect Lifting
• Report all injuries on an EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT OR EXPOSURE REPORT.