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At the end of Dangerous Weather Alert the operator will repeatedly announce
“Tornado Watch or Warning All Clear”
Policy Stat: Tornado Plan
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Code Orange
is the plan for the safe treatment of patients who are coming to the hospital
after exposure to a hazardous substance such as a chemical agent, biological agent, or other
disease-causing substance in the environment that poses a threat to health, life, or
environment.
Keep 3 to 5 feet from a contaminated patient
Exposure to Hazardous Materials may be made through touching, breathing, or swallowing
a hazardous substance. The hospital has a special team, which has been trained to deal with
hazardous spills--the HazMat Hospital Team! Contact your leader for the location of the
Emergency Operations Center and decontamination site.
WHAT TO DO:
If a patient is in need of evaluation or decontamination, call the in house emergency
and say that you have a Code Orange.
The Operator notifies the House Administrator, Emergency Department, Security.
Once directed, the operator will announce “Code Orange” repeatedly.
When the Code Orange is completed, the operator will announce:
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