Emergency Codes
The HASC Safety and Security Committee and AllHealth Security Services have released an updated version of Health Care Emergency Codes: A Guide for Code Standardization. The copyrighted information is available at no charge for any hospital that seeks to implement uniform emergency code standards for their facility. Please see the links below for PDF and Word versions of the 2009 Health Care Emergency Codes document, followed by supplemental documents to assist facilities with the process for implementing the updated codes.
Documents for Implementation of Standardized Emergency Codes
Click here for 2009 Emergency Codes - PDF Version (Adobe Acrobat, 342KB)
Click here for 2009 Emergency Codes - Word Version (Word Document, 647KB)
Click here for Implementation Plan - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 107KB)
Click here for Implementation Plan - (Word) (Word Document, 74KB)
Click here for Competency Checklist - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 79KB)
Click here for Competency Checklist - (Word) (Word Document, 134KB)
Click here for Emergency Codes Poster - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 80KB)
Click here for Emergency Codes Poster - (Word) (Word Document, 100KB)
Click here for Emergency Codes Badge Buddy - (PDF only) (Adobe Acrobat, 145KB)
Click here for Emergency Codes Policy - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 119KB)
Click here for Emergency Codes Policy - (Word) (Word Document, 111KB)
Click here for Employee Competency Test - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 91KB)
Click here for Employee Competency Test - (Word) (Word Document, 65KB)
Click here for Sample Newsletter Article - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 81KB)
Click here for Sample Newsletter Article - (Word) (Word Document, 100KB)
Click here for Model Letter from Leadership - (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat, 84KB)
Click here for Model Letter from Leadership - (Word) (Word Document, 100KB)
Click here for Security Risk Assessment Proposal for AB 1083 (Adobe Acrobat, 83KB)
