Code Blue (Medical Emergency) - ACT Health Emergency Management Plans

DGD16-014

Canberra Hospital and Health Services

Procedure

Emergency Response Plans – Code Blue Medical Emergency

Purpose

Code Blue requiring a Medical Emergency Team (MET) response aims to ensure that the potential to improve patient outcomes, following a medical emergency, are optimised.

Code Blue activation is triggered by a medical emergency in accordance with prescribed adult, paediatric and neonatal MET criteria’s. The Code Blue response provides additional critical care resources to assist in the management of a medical emergency. Code Blue can be activated for inpatients, out-patients, visitors, staff members and members of the public within the Canberra Hospital and Health Services (CHHS) campus.

The Canberra Hospital response includes mobile teams with expertise and training in advanced life support skills. The response teams may come from MET Outreach, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED) or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Each team comprises of at least a registered nurse and a senior doctor. The equipment each team brings with them will be sufficient to provide advanced life support and airway management.

Note:

In some clinical units, remote to the CHHS campus a Code Blue Response is activated through the ACT Ambulance Service.

Scope

It is the responsibility of each staff member to make themselves familiar with the evacuation plans and assembly points for the area in which they work. Local information is provided on all evacuation plans displayed throughout your building.

Which area in ACT Health can I contact for more information?

For further information please contact Fire Safety and Transport, Client Services, Security and Emergency on 6244 2114

How can I access the document?

Copies of all code documents pertaining to ACT Health Facilities can be found on the HealthHub:

CHHS: http://acthealth/c/HealthIntranet?a=da&did=5381613&pid=1350446758

Health Directorate Non Acute Sites: http://acthealth/c/HealthIntranet?a=da&did=5381613&pid=1350446866

Health Centres: http://acthealth/c/HealthIntranet?a=da&did=5381613&pid=1350446795

Search Terms

Code Blue, Disaster Management, Emergency Management, Medical Emergency, MET

Disclaimer: This document has been developed by ACT Health, Canberra Hospital and Health Services specifically for its own use. Use of this document and any reliance on the information contained therein by any third party is at his or her own risk and Health Directorate assumes no responsibility whatsoever.

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