"Doctor" codes are often used in hospital
settings for announcements over a general loudspeaker or paging
system to avoid panic or endanger a patient's privacy. Most often,
"Doctor" codes take the form of "Paging Dr. _____", where the
doctor's name is a codeword for a dangerous situation or a patient
in crisis. These are used in the same way as code blue, code red,
etc., are used
Doctor Brown: To alert security staff of a threat to
personnel. If a nurse or doctor is in danger from a violent
patient or non-staff member, they can page Doctor Brown to their
location and the security staff will rush to their aid. In some
hospitals
Dr. Allcome: Serious emergency. "Doctor Allcome to Ward 5."
indicates all medical staff not presently occupied are needed.
Dr. Firestone: Fire in the hospital. If a fire's location
can be isolated, the location of the fire is included in the page,
e.g. "Paging Dr. Firestone to 3 West" indicates "Fire in or near
west stairwell/wing on third floor" (William Beaumont Hospitals,
MI).
Dr. Pyro: Fire in the hospital. "Paging Dr. Pyro" indicates
a fire and its origin or current location, e.g. "Paging Dr. Pyro
on 3" means "Fire on third floor" (Kaiser Permanente,
system-wide).
Dr. Strong: Patient needs physical assistance or physical
restraint. "Paging Dr. Strong ..." indicates that any physically
capable personnel (orderlies, police, security officers, etc.) in
the proximity should report and be prepared either to move a
patient who fell down and cannot get back up or to capture and
restrain an uncooperative patient.
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