Environment of Care | Center for Professional Practice of Nursing at UC Davis Health (2024)

Emergency Numbers

Codes
Call (916) 734-3666

Blue: Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest (Policy 6006)
- Summon help while staying with person if possible
- Begin CPR
- Continue until assistance arrives and takes over
‘C': Emergency C-Section (Policy 6009)
Green: Internal or External Disaster (Policy PO&M – 5001)
Pink: Neonatal Emergency Event (Policy 2704)
Rainbow: Infant/Child Abduction (Policy PO&M – 5004)
- If an infant or child is reported missing
  - Step into corridors
  - Observe for individuals carrying packages
  - Prevent visitors from leaving the facility
White: Hazardous Material/Chemical Spill (Policy PO&M – 5003)
- Secure the area- keep unauthorized persons out
- Evacuate immediate area, if necessary
- Summon help by alerting AN II, Charge Nurse, or Staff
- Refer to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for information about spill cleanup
- Remain in your area unless instructed by hospital staff or fire department to go elsewhere. Do not use the elevators. If there is smoke-filled hallways or rooms, crawl on hands and knees and cover mouth/nose with a wet cloth. Use caution when opening doors, and do not open if it is hot
Red: Fire (Policy PO&M – 5002)

"RACE"

Rescue anyone in immediate danger
Alarm: pull alarm, know & call the hospital emergency number
Contain fire, Close doors & windows
Extinguish or Evacuate as students are expected to assist staff with evacuation of patients

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