Environment of Care
Emergency Numbers
- 9-1-1 (medical center landlines only)
- UC Davis Police Department: 734-2555
Codes
Call (916) 734-3666
- Blue: Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest (Policy 6006)
- Summon help while staying with person if possible
- Begin CPR
- Continue until assistance arrives and takes over
- ‘C': Emergency C-Section (Policy 6009)
- Green: Internal or External Disaster (Policy PO&M – 5001)
- Pink: Neonatal Emergency Event (Policy 2704)
- Rainbow: Infant/Child Abduction (Policy PO&M – 5004)
- If an infant or child is reported missing
- Step into corridors
- Observe for individuals carrying packages
- Prevent visitors from leaving the facility
- If an infant or child is reported missing
- White: Hazardous Material/Chemical Spill (Policy PO&M – 5003)
- Secure the area- keep unauthorized persons out
- Evacuate immediate area, if necessary
- Summon help by alerting AN II, Charge Nurse, or Staff
- Refer to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for information about spill cleanup
- Remain in your area unless instructed by hospital staff or fire department to go elsewhere. Do not use the elevators. If there is smoke-filled hallways or rooms, crawl on hands and knees and cover mouth/nose with a wet cloth. Use caution when opening doors, and do not open if it is hot
- Red: Fire (Policy PO&M – 5002)
"RACE"
- Rescue anyone in immediate danger
- Alarm: pull alarm, know & call the hospital emergency number
- Contain fire, Close doors & windows
- Extinguish or Evacuate as students are expected to assist staff with evacuation of patients
Additional Resources
The Center for Professional Practice of Nursing strives to provide quality education to nurses and allied health professionals at UC Davis Health and throughout the community.