Medical Triage Codes

[rick521]

Here are the codes used in Salina by EMS. Are these the same codes as used in your area?

TRIAGE CODES

CODE
Black DOA
Red Critical
Yellow Urgent
Green Non-emergency
Blue Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest
Orange Psychiatric

 

[shotgun1481]

In Johnson County they pretty much use the same ones:
Black-Deceased
Blue-Cardiac/Respiratory arrest
Red Stable-Requires non emergency transport ("stay and play")
Red Critical-Requires emergency/immediate transport ("load and go")
Yellow-Potentially life threatening illness or injury
Green-Illness/Injury status undetermined

The "code orange" is a new one on me. I havent heard that one before.

 

[Buckskinner33]

Well.......Here in Wichita they are follows:

Patient Codes

Code Green------Patient is Non-Emergent
Code Yellow-----Urgent Patient
Code Red--------Immediate Patient
Code Blue-------In or near Full Arrest
Code Black------Dead on Scene
Code Orange-----Psychiatric

I LIKE ORANGES!!!

 

[shotgun1481]

Oh yeah, oranges are a joy!

 

[n0lqt]

Oh yeah, oranges are a joy!

Oh Yeah.... At least until they decide the the "Swedes" are after them and you're working for "them!" Of course it doesn't help when one of the officers on the scene steps up and says, "My name is Sgt Johannsen, what's the trouble here?"

Although, I must say I did enjoy using my "snake spray" to calm the D-T patients down. For those that have never seen this, when you have a subject going thru withdrawl from alcohol, they will enter a phase called the D-T's, Delirium-Tremens. This frequently involves bizarre behavior and hallucinations, most frequently, SNAKES ALL OVER THE BODY and nearby objects... It is one of the few delusions you want to "buy in to." The quickest way to calm them down is to pull out your mace can, flip it over, bottom end up, and pretend to be spraying their legs and body with the imaginary "snake spray" while making a spraying sound with your mouth. Works almost every time! Looks kind of weird though on the car camera later....)

 

[FFighter81]

In Central Kansas they are:
Green----Minor Illness or injury/Refusal of transport
Yellow----Serious Illness or injury
Red----Critical Illness or Injury
Blue----Cardiac Arrest
Black----DOA
Orange----Psychiatric/sometimes called Signal 3 (depends on Dept.)

 

[KAA951]

In EMT class my instructor put it into terms we could easily understand (I need that from time to time).


Code Green- Doesn't really need to go to the ER- can wait until others are treated when they get there.
Code Yellow- Needs to be treated / See DR within 30 minutes of arrival at ER
Code Red- Needs immediate treatment upon arrival at the ER
Code Blue- Fresh Collapse / CPR in progress
Code Black- Obvious death

 

[Buckskinner33]

In EMT class my instructor put it into terms we could easily understand (I need that from time to time).


Code Green- Doesn't really need to go to the ER- can wait until others are treated when they get there.
Code Yellow- Needs to be treated / See DR within 30 minutes of arrival at ER
Code Red- Needs immediate treatment upon arrival at the ER
Code Blue- Fresh Collapse / CPR in progress
Code Black- Obvious death

And Orange? Well I guess you can eat an orange!