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Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:03 PM

With all the stories about people getting violent in hospitals,

I thought I would mention this. If you are ever in a medical facility and you hear over the PA system for "Dr. Strong" to report to a certain department or area, avoid that area. Dr Strong is the universal code for a threat of violence. You will usually see every "strong" large male employee headed for that area. It could mean anything from a verbal threat to actual physical violence.

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Reply With all the stories about people getting violent in hospitals, (Original post)
Mr.Bill Dec 2021 OP
obamanut2012 Dec 2021 #1
Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #3
pecosbob Dec 2021 #2
Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #6
Jaydog Dec 2021 #4
bbernardini Dec 2021 #5
sdfernando Dec 2021 #10
KS Toronado Dec 2021 #7
PTWB Dec 2021 #8
Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #9
ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #13
ismnotwasm Dec 2021 #11
MFM008 Dec 2021 #12

Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:06 PM

1. It is Dr. Atlas where my cousin works!

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Response to obamanut2012 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:08 PM

3. I thought Doctor Strong was pretty universal.

Perhaps they have an actual Dr Strong working there. We have a Dr Strong in our county, but he is a Veterinarian.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:08 PM

2. Reassuring to have security where you work

I've been assaulted three times while working retail since the pandemic began.

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Response to pecosbob (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:16 PM

6. I'm retired but I used to volunteer at our hospital

Security in out small hospital in a small is pretty minimal. Usually only one or two unarmed uniformed people. I haven't been there since the pandemic, but I'm sure they've increased it. There are fewer unlocked doors and they are manned by security. Before I could have walked in there with a bomb and not be challenged. I used to walk in there at 6 am carrying a bag with my laptop and walk the length of the building usually without seeing anyone.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:13 PM

4. Dr. Howard, Dr, Fine, Dr. Howard

These guys could take care of any trouble.

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Response to Jaydog (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:15 PM

5. Damn, you beat me to it.

I went to post the same thing and had to log back in.

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Response to Jaydog (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:04 PM

10. Or maybe Dr. Long John

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:17 PM

7. Locally it's Dr. Clark, short for Clark Kent

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:21 PM

8. Back when I worked at a local hospital, they used color based "codes"

 

I don't remember all of them, but what I do remember is as follows:

Code Blue: Medical Emergency / Cardiac Arrest (duh)
Code Red: Fire / Smoke Emergency
Code Pink: Baby Missing / Child Abduction
Code White: Violent Patient / Visitor
Code Black: Bomb Threat
Code Silver: Armed Intruder

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Response to PTWB (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:33 PM

9. They use those here, too.

There's so many of them now that they attach a card to your employee badge listing them

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Response to PTWB (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 07:25 PM

13. One Of The Hospitals By Us Does That

They have it listed for anybody to see at each nurses' station.
Saw it when my dad was in the hospital.
That was 20+ years ago so it might be different now.
But, IIRC, the color code was the same.
I remember a Code Green meaning that trauma conditions were abated. That hospital is a Class II trauma center, so they'd get big interstate accident events, or things like tornado. Class II is pretty much prepared for everything but burns & one or 2 specialties. (This hospital doesn't do brain trauma, either.)
My wife's good friend used to work in ER admitting there. She told us a few stories about 20 or 30 people being brought in with severe injuries from a single event. Pretty intense, I guess.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:23 PM

11. We use code grey

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Response to ismnotwasm (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:38 PM

12. Yes ive heard this

Before.

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