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Hospital codes/ sign
specific medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Code 500 | patient emergency (internal) |
| Code 250 | patient emergency (external) |
| Code Peter Rabbit/White | pediatric emergency |
| Code ‘O’ | fire |
| Code Red | evacuation/fire |
| Code 44 | internal/external disaster |
| Code Green/Yellow | bomb threat |
| Code T1 | tornado watch |
| Code T2 | tornado warning |
| Code Alert | suspicious person/ abduction watch |
| Code Yellow/Orange | emergency spill |
| Code Gray/Silver | hostage situation/combative person |
| Code Pink | infant abduction in progress/ attempted |
| Code Dr. Stork | precipitous delivery |
| Code OBERT | obstetrical emergency |
| PRN | as needed |
| STAT | immediately |
| NPO | nothing per mouth |
| Hx | medical history |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| BID | twice a day |
| TID | three times a day |
| QID | four times a day |
| sterile environment | special PPE |