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r <br /> announced." <br /> CODE SILVER — A person with a firearm who has used or is threatening to <br /> ACTIVE SHOOTER use deadly physical force on other persons. <br /> ANNOUNCEMENT: "Code Silver-active shooter-location. <br /> A security threat involving a firearm exists at location. All <br /> persons should immediately move away from that <br /> location if it is safe to do so. If it is not safe to move away, <br /> seek shelter or remain in a room with the door closed until <br /> an all clear has been announced." <br /> CODE LIME Electronic health record is down. <br /> ANNOUNCEMENT: "Code Lime- initiate (EPIC, PACS, <br /> other) downtime procedures" <br /> CODE TRIAGE, Disaster/MCI/patient surge event. Activate Emergency <br /> INTERNAL/ Operations Plan for internal or external incident. <br /> EXTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT: "Code Triage Internal/External — Alert <br /> ALERT/ACTIVATE — situation*." OR "Code Triage Internal/External — Activate <br /> — situation*. The emergency operations plan has been <br /> activated"When applicable the following should be added <br /> to the announcement: "Incident management team <br /> members should proceed to the location for a briefing." <br /> *NOTE: Plain language should be used to describe the <br /> "situation." For example: "facility lockdown;' "water failure;' <br /> "evacuation;' "high census;' etc. <br /> CODE YELLOW Bomb Threat (a bomb threat or the discovery of a <br /> suspicious device or item) ANNOUNCEMENT: "Code <br /> Yellow-location." <br /> Medical Codes/Alerts: See Attachment A. <br /> 2. Petitions to add or revise established standardized Emergency Codes, Medical <br /> Codes or Medical Alerts shall be sponsored by a System Stakeholder Group and <br /> presented to the SHEMS preparedness planning team for consideration utilizing <br /> Attachment A. <br /> B. Response and Recovery: <br /> 1. Initiating Emergency Codes, Medical Codes or Medical Alerts. <br /> a. When an emergency occurs,follow your facility's specific Emergency <br /> Codes, Medical Codes or Medical Alerts response procedures. In many, <br /> but not all, cases this includes calling a designated contact, such as the <br /> facility's operator, and providing the nature of the emergency and the <br /> location of the incident. <br /> b. The designated contact will immediately alert appropriate management <br /> and targeted Workforce. <br /> c. Use of the overhead paging system — If Alternate Communication <br /> Technologies are available and stakeholder groups have determined them <br /> Emergency Codes,Medical Codes and Medical Alerts Policy.Retrieved 8/23/2023.Official copy at http://sh- Page 3 of 6 <br /> sgmf.policystat.corn/policy/11126749/.Copyright©2023 Sutter Gould Medical Foundation <br />