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Mon 18 Feb, 2013 08:18 am
Does it mean "without making an apointment and still coming to various care units"?
Context:
The patient had not yet coded but was spiraling downward, prompting a request for a bed in the intensive care unit(ICU). But the ICU had no available beds. Hours passed before the decision wasmade that another patient could safely be “bumped” out of the unit toaccommodate our patient. After the transfer, in the empty room strewn withunused bottles, procedure kits, and hospital gowns, there was a moment ofpeaceful quiet but weariness. The team was exhausted from worrying that thepatient would code before being transferred to the ICU, from running amakeshift ICU on a floor not equipped for it, and from knowing that otherpatients had been neglected in the interim.
@oristarA,
"Coded" is a medical term. People in the US that watch medical shows will often see a "Code Blue" called when someone is in distress needing immediate medical attention often a heart attack.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_emergency_codes
"Not yet coded" means the patient is not at a point where they require immediate attention but their condition is worsening based on the "spiraling downward."
In this case "code" appears to specifically mean "code blue"
@parados,
parados wrote:
"Coded" is a medical term. People in the US that watch medical shows will often see a "Code Blue" called when someone is in distress needing immediate medical attention often a heart attack.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_emergency_codes
"Not yet coded" means the patient is not at a point where they require immediate attention but their condition is worsening based on the "spiraling downward."
In this case "code" appears to specifically mean
"code blue"
Thanks.
Is code blue a special press-button in the ward for immediate attention?
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:
Thanks.
Is code blue a special press-button in the ward for immediate attention?
No. It is usually a PA announcement or a verbal call.
From the wiki.
Quote:When called overhead, the page takes the form of "Code Blue, (floor), (room)" to alert the resuscitation team where to respond.
Certain people are supposed to respond when they hear the announcement. They usually pick up the necessary equipment and anything else they need on their way to the location.
There are many "code blue" videos on line. Some from TV shows and some training videos.
@parados,
parados wrote:
oristarA wrote:
Thanks.
Is code blue a special press-button in the ward for immediate attention?
No. It is usually a
PA announcement or a verbal call.
From the wiki.
Quote:When called overhead, the page takes the form of "Code Blue, (floor), (room)" to alert the resuscitation team where to respond.
Certain people are supposed to respond when they hear the announcement. They usually pick up the necessary equipment and anything else they need on their way to the location.
There are many "code blue" videos on line. Some from TV shows and some training videos.
What does PA stand for?
What does page mean here?
@oristarA,
PA means Public Announcement system. A PA could be a weather warning over the TV or radio or a siren to warn of an incoming wave. You often hear people being paged in hospitals, airports, train stations. Page in this case means you would actually hear someone say "code blue in room 227" or something similar over a speaker system in the hospital.
@Ceili,
Thank you Ceili.
What does "bumped" mean (in "bumped out of" in the OP)?
@oristarA,
Another patient, in a not so serious condition, was bumped out of the way, or moved to another floor or room. Like bumping into a person and taking their spot.
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