Ambulance Codes??

[Navycop]

What do VA BCH ambulances mean when they say:
Code 1 paitent
Code 2 paitent
and so forth..
Thanks.

 

[Navycop]

What do VA BCH ambulances mean when they say:
Code 1 paitent
Code 2 paitent
and so forth..
Thanks.

This is suppose to be "Priority" not "code". My mistake...

 

[Stick0413]

in general its the opposite of Code 1,2,3 on the police side. Priority 1 is most urgent. Priority 3 is the least.

 

[ctrabs74]

in general its the opposite of Code 1,2,3 on the police side. Priority 1 is most urgent. Priority 3 is the least.

To expand a little further, in some states (such as Pennsylvania), Priority 4 (or Class 4) is a psychiatric patient (4X is violent psych p/t), and Priority 5 is DOA. Other states (such as Delaware) use Priority 4 for DOA.

 

[tower512ladder]

actually in my part of pa a priority 4 p/t is a doa.

 

[BoxAlarm187]

Yes, as the others have stated, a Priority 1 patient has life-threatening injuries. Priority 2 patients have injuries that could eventually become life threatening if not treated, Priority 3 are "walking wounded," and Priority 4 are DOA.

 

[kc4jgc]

Since the question is about Virginia Beach:

Priority 1 is most urgent. Priority 3 is the least.

This is correct.

Code red refers to a cardiac; code gray is DOA.

Also VBPD responces are:
Code 1 is lights siren up to 20mph over speed limit.
Code 2 lights only (siren only at controlled intersections).
Code 3 routine.
Code 4 I would describe this as routine when available.

 

[BoxAlarm187]

Since the question is about Virginia Beach:

Code 1 is lights siren up to 20mph over speed limit.
Code 2 lights only (siren only at controlled intersections).

This is very interesting. According to 46.2, the siren must be used in Virginia any time that the emergency vehicle is going to violate standing law. This would mean that the EV would have to respond going the speed limit with only the lights on, but could run a controlled intersection while using the siren.

I am not saying that this doesn't happen every day across the Commonwealth, but I've just never seen it as department policy.

 

[Stick0413]

Since the question is about Virginia Beach:

This is correct.

Code red refers to a cardiac; code gray is DOA.

Also VBPD responces are:
Code 1 is lights siren up to 20mph over speed limit.
Code 2 lights only (siren only at controlled intersections).
Code 3 routine.
Code 4 I would describe this as routine when available.

That is different. Didn't realize that they were different than most places as far as the police codes. Code gray is also DOA in Colonial Heights. Forgot about that one.


Yeah boxalarm you are right but that is really loosely followed. I saw a couple of Hopewell PD units go by the other day with lights (no sirens) running a good 20 to 25 mph over. Only time they even thought about using their sirens was at a controlled intersection (we are finally starting to get opticom but the system is up on all the lights yet.)

 

[kc4jgc]

They way I remember it, code 2 response IS supposed to be at speed limit. However, as noted, it does seem to be loosely followed. Do you remember the last time you saw a cruiser on regular patrol going just at speed limit? I don't!