Code Red-Flow Chart
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DrSambit Kumar DasCode Red - In the event of fire, the sequence of events are as follows:
FIRE
Sensors across Fire alarm point
hospital detect fire glass broken
Alarm Received in ER, Ground Floor
ER personnel identify the fire zone & inform Facility
Technician (1027) and Security supervisor (1004)
Facilities and Security personnel goes to the location
assess the threat.
NO YES
Is the threat
genuine?
Assess the cause of Assess the fire
false alarm and take Commence fire fighting
corrective action Inform CCA on extn: 22 to
announce Code Red
Point of Control (POC)
Code Red Announced thrice and consists of:
Point of Control (POC) established GM
CMS
Nurse Manager
GM / MOD assess the fire and CC Manager
decide whether to evacuate the Support Service Manager
building / part of the building
NO YES
Is evacuation
required?
Fire is extinguished locally A
with the help of extinguishers
/ fire hose
Code Red CCA informed to call “Code Red – All Clear”
concluded off Code Red announced thrice
A
GM orders evacuation.
Customer Care Manager announces Evacuation. Support
Services Manager informs Fire Brigade, Police, neighboring
hospitals & ambulance services.
Evacuation & accounting of patients is the responsibility of
Nurse Manager.
Evacuation of other humans & accounting of Café and
Housekeeping staff is the responsibility of Support Services
Manager.
Accounting of employees is the responsibility of HR.
Patients are evacuated and brought to the Triage area (in
front of ER). Ambulance is placed next to vehicle exit
(gateway).
After triage, the patients are dispersed off as follows:
Priority Red: Evacuate to the nearest hospital with
See
facilities immediately.
diagram of
Priority Yellow: Evacuate to the nearest hospital with
Triage Area
facilities at the earliest.
Priority Green: Discharge to home.
Code red is concluded when:
All patients are evacuated, accounted for and disposed
off.
All other human beings are evacuated and accounted for.
Fire brigade and Police personnel have arrived and taken
over the situation.
Code Red
concluded
CCA informed to call
off Code Red
“Code Red – All Clear”
announced thrice
Patient Handling Area
In case evacuation is announced, triage will be set up in front of the ER, and the patients /
victims will be transported as follows:
ROAD
LANDSCAPE
BY LANE
Patient Handling Area Holding Area for Staff
ER Pharmacy
Shaft
Toilets
Stairs
Room
Reception
Glass
To BHU,
Basement
The Patient Handling Area will be divided as follows:
Ambulance
Red Yellow Green
Crash
Carts
Black
Triage (Dead)
