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Emergency Response

• Where: Any area within • Where: Any area within • Where: Adult inpatient • What: Responds to
UNC Hospital Property UNC Hospital Property care areas only Crisis Situation for
• What: Non-emergent • What: Life-threating • What: Urgent medical patient, visitor, or staff

situation in a visitor or medical emergency condition in an adult member
staff member requiring full code team inpatient • Why: Person is suicidal
• Who: First responder response in any • Who: Adult rapid or homicidal , dangerous
team (House Supervisor individual –OR- response team (MD, to self and others and

/ Nursing, Guest • Urgent medical condition Rapid Response RN, needs immediate
Services, and Security) in a patient who is off Respiratory Therapist treatment
the floor • Who: Behavioral
• Who: Full Code Team* Response Team*

Adult Rapid Behavioral
Code Medic Code Blue
Response Response Team

• Where: Any area within • Where: Any location, • What: Patient leaves a • Where: Inpatient
UNC Hospital Property out side of L&D, a unit and does not Pediatric and Women’s
• What: Urgent medical pregnant woman is follow the sign out areas of UNC Hospitals
condition in any child cared for in the hospital procedure for patients • What: Infant/Child
(inpatient, outpatient, or • What: Emergency • Why: Patient may be at abduction

visitor) Delivery Situation risk for injury or death • Who: Follow Policy with
• Who Pediatric Rapid • Who: L&D team and the • “At risk” patients wear a Specific Measures
Response Team (PICU NCCC team respond purple gown
MD, PICU RN, • The location is

Respiratory Therapist) announced

Pediatric Rapid Stork Code Code Walker Code Pink
Response

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