Code Yellow Protocol–Internal Disaster–Utility Failure
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April 11, 2017- Determine the current System Failure occurrence in your area, the possible impact in your operation; and the required available resources if safe and possible to continue medical & non-medical operation procedures
- Evaluate the patient’s safety and criticality, necessary manpower and equipment needs; and the possibility to move or transfer patients to the other wards/theatre for Medical Care continuance. Transfer of patients to nearest healthcare facility is ALWAYS the LAST option
- Call emergency Telephone Extension and report the real Code Yellow situation and exact location; and to immediately contact the assistance of concerned departments:
- Call Facility Engineering & Maintenance Department in the event of:
- Power Supply System Failure: Partial or Total
- Central Medical Gases System Failure: Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide, Medical Air & Vacuum
- Lighting System Failure: Limited area or wide spread
- Water Supply System Failure: Raw Water or Sweet Water
- Nurse Call System Failure
- Elevator System Failure: Malfunction or Stopped Between Floors
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) System Failure
- Sewage System Blocked and/or Broken Pipes which may result to Internal Flooding
- Call Information Technology Department in the event of: Computer Units and/or Network System Failure or Shutdown
- Call Biomedical Engineering Department in the event of: Medical Equipment Failure/Malfunction or System Shutdown
- Call Communication Department in the event of:
- Telephone System Failure
- Internal & External Communication System.
- Designate RUNNERS as the LAST option
- Call Facility Engineering & Maintenance Department in the event of:
- Implement the immediate completion of the ongoing medical & non-medical procedures ASAP, application of appropriate manual medical & non-medical procedures – if possible; and/or partial or area general evacuation procedure
- Designate staff specific assignment; additional staff if needed; runners to relay important messages if required
- Evoke Department Specific In-Disaster Functions and Actions when the Hospital Internal Disaster Plan has been implemented; Disaster Command Center activated; and Wait for further instruction from the following DCC Key Personnel
- CEO/Medical Director or Designee
- Nursing Director or Designee
- Hospital Administrator or Designee
- SLP Manager/Safety Officer
- “CODE YELLOW ALL CLEAR” SHALL be paged ONLY after the following conditions had been received by the Disaster Command Center (DCC) Key Personnel;
- The concerned or responsible Department who ascertained the System Check and repair declares the System Normal Operation
- ALL AFFECTED Departments/Units/ Wards and Sections Heads/ Supervisors REPORT their area System Normal Operation
