TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Sept 13, 2017 18:03:10 GMT
Not a code but when my husband was hospitalized recently, each time a baby was born a short lullaby would play. It was nice to hear it every time. I don't know if that's a common thing or not. My hospital also plays the lullaby every time a baby is born. It's so nice because it seems like for just a second, everyone looks up and smiles. I do know what Code Silver is because my hospital uses that one too.
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schizo319
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Post by schizo319 on Sept 13, 2017 18:16:31 GMT
I wouldn't have known code silver (also would've assumed elderly) Not a code but when my husband was hospitalized recently, each time a baby was born a short lullaby would play. It was nice to hear it every time. I don't know if that's a common thing or not. Our hospitals do that here, and it is nice, until there's a still birth, miscarriage or baby being placed for adoption - then it's just brutal for those women.
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Post by brina on Sept 13, 2017 18:23:15 GMT
On the radio yesterday they were talking about secret code words used at the Disney parks so that no one has to hear anything negative. "Treasured guest" means that you are being difficult or demanding. "Protein spill" is code for vomit. and supposedly "have a magical day" means fuck you
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AnotherPea
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Post by AnotherPea on Sept 13, 2017 18:35:55 GMT
On the radio yesterday they were talking about secret code words used at the Disney parks so that no one has to hear anything negative. "Treasured guest" means that you are being difficult or demanding. "Protein spill" is code for vomit. and supposedly "have a magical day" means fuck you Surely that cannot be true. I've seen too many characters say that to children. Children who were being typical happy kids.
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Post by auntkelly on Sept 13, 2017 20:38:19 GMT
I've never worked at a job were where we had codes.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 13, 2017 20:45:46 GMT
I had no F'n idea what a code gold was in my kids school and was there for one.
Code gold is for a 'stranger' on school property. Student stay in place, lock classroom doors avoid windows. It had only been used for a loose dog once that got in the school and once for a person walking their dog in the delis behind the school. They had drills all the time. Meanwhile I'm wandering around the school delivering mail had no idea what it was and couldn't hear the announcement in the hall way.
So no I don't think everyone knows which color means what where because I'm not even sure these things are standardized.
Code stork I could guess. But random colors - no
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Post by hop2 on Sept 13, 2017 20:49:22 GMT
and supposedly "have a magical day" means fuck you Surely that cannot be true. I've seen too many characters say that to children. Children who were being typical happy kids. ive heard cast members say it every five feet down Main Street, when you first get there in the morning. So they'd all be telling everyone FU BUT I'm sure every once in a while with a super super sweet tone a cast member has meant FU. But they say it all the time.
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Sept 13, 2017 20:51:00 GMT
I approve of them so long as there aren't so many that the people needing to know can't remember what each code means. I agree. At a previous job, we had so many numbers and colors, we'd have to refer to a flip chart to figure out what was happening. Eventually, we simplified, but then one of the more worrisome codes became too vague, so people didn't know exactly how to safely respond (is it a shooter? a mass of rioting protestors? a hostage situation?) It can be a tricky business, conveying what is happening without causing alarm.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 13, 2017 20:52:15 GMT
Do you think code words/phrases (that aren’t really in code) help alleviate fear and lessen panic? I had family in a hospital today that had an active shooter. The “code silver” announcement was made. My guess is most adults were able to determine what that code was for, just as they would have if it was a code red and even possibly if it was a code stork, but maybe not? Would you know what that meant if you heard it announced? I also work for a hospital and all employees are required to take yearly competencies/testing for a variety of subjects related to health care and hospital procedures and protocol. One such test is about codes for situations such as code silver for an active shooter. They say to lessen the panic they are announced this way. Do you think giving a code name to these type of situations really does help people keep calm? I understand that it certainly benefits children. I would rather hear it announced as a code silver than an active shooter, but I wonder if it really does keep the situation under wraps and the panic down. Sorry this is kind of a strange question/thread. I wouldn't necessarily know that "code silver" was a shooter because my hospital has a different code for that. Just like "code black" isn't what the TV show "Code Black" says it is. lol. At my hospital we have "Dr. Strong please report to the ER... Dr. Strong to the ER". I sometimes wonder if people will figure that one out but I never see anyone give any indication that they know. I really think most people don't listen to the PA. (Dr. Strong is the code for "send security to the ER".) my sister worked in a hospital ER and the security was stationed there, 2 at all times, so to me it's odd to even need the code.
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Post by deekaye on Sept 13, 2017 21:20:52 GMT
I also guessed that code silver had to do with an elderly patient. Is it just me or should an active shooter NOT have a code?! Shouldn't everyone be alerted so they can be safe? I don't get that one at all. We train continuously on what to do in case of crisis. Codes are used so as to alert staff, but not (hopefully) to alarm patients/visitors. If you heard "Active Shooter" paged overhead, your instinct might be to run for the exit, which might be where the shooter is! We are trained to secure our area and move patients/visitors to a secure place. There has been a push for several years to have all codes in all hospitals across the United States become standard. Some already are (ie., probably everyone uses Code Red or Code Blue) but some hospitals use their own codes. Mine uses the standard Joint Commission codes. It makes it so much better for those "travelers" or agency employees who might work in several different hospital to know the standard codes. I just read above that someone uses "Code Silver" for an It issue. As a visitor/patient with a bit of healthcare knowledge, that would alarm me as I would assume someone was in-house with a weapon!
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Post by meridon on Sept 13, 2017 21:53:55 GMT
My school system did away with using some sort of code words a few years ago. We have hard lockdown and soft lockdown. A soft lockdown is announced and that's for a search of the building and grounds--usually means the drug dogs are there. A hard lockdown means some sort of intruder. It was just too confusing to remember who was supposed to do what when for the various types of situations and making sure the subs in the building knew what the protocol was. I guess that's still kind of in code, but either way, you know we've gone into lockdown. With the kids and their phones, the whole world will know in about 3 seconds flat via social media.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Sept 13, 2017 21:58:52 GMT
I wouldn't know code silver was an active shooter. This. Yes, I do think that many more people than you realize have no idea what the codes are. I think it is helpful since it doesn't directly advertise something undesirable is happening.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 14, 2017 1:13:28 GMT
On the radio yesterday they were talking about secret code words used at the Disney parks so that no one has to hear anything negative. "Treasured guest" means that you are being difficult or demanding. "Protein spill" is code for vomit. LOL. That reminds me of an episode of Undercover Boss when the business was a water park. Someone called the code "AFR" which was later explained to mean Accidental Fecal Release! Ewww, just ewww.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 14, 2017 1:16:01 GMT
I wouldn't necessarily know that "code silver" was a shooter because my hospital has a different code for that. Just like "code black" isn't what the TV show "Code Black" says it is. lol. At my hospital we have "Dr. Strong please report to the ER... Dr. Strong to the ER". I sometimes wonder if people will figure that one out but I never see anyone give any indication that they know. I really think most people don't listen to the PA. (Dr. Strong is the code for "send security to the ER".) my sister worked in a hospital ER and the security was stationed there, 2 at all times, so to me it's odd to even need the code. Lol. Dr. Strong goes anywhere he's needed, not just the ER. It was just an example.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 14, 2017 1:23:32 GMT
my sister worked in a hospital ER and the security was stationed there, 2 at all times, so to me it's odd to even need the code. Lol. Dr. Strong goes anywhere he's needed, not just the ER. It was just an example. gotcha
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Post by Zee on Sept 14, 2017 1:25:07 GMT
my sister worked in a hospital ER and the security was stationed there, 2 at all times, so to me it's odd to even need the code. Lol. Dr. Strong goes anywhere he's needed, not just the ER. It was just an example. Not to mention, sometimes you're gonna need more than two security guys (who may or may not be the most physically imposing fellows...our night security usually consisted of one small guy and one morbidly obese guy). Now, there is a police officer at our ER at all times, but it didn't use to be that way.
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Post by melanell on Sept 14, 2017 1:42:17 GMT
I think codes work well for diffusing widespread panic. Even if they are seemingly easy to decode it allows the message to be broadcast to those that need to know in a way that doesn't use graphic or "trigger" words (pardon the pun) so for a surprising number of people the message will just flow through the air along with the call for various offices, services, etc. This is exactly what I was thinking. Have you ever sat in a room where the TV was on but you were not watching it, completely engrossed in whatever you were doing--talking, reading, playing with your phone, and suddenly you catch a word that has meaning to you and you *that fast* are totally tuned in to the TV to see what's being said? That's how I think of most messages broadcast over a PA system. People hear them as Charlie Brown's teacher unless there is a particular word that snaps them to attention. "Shooter" would very likely catch people's attention, but after sitting around hearing "code this" or "code that" for goodness knows how long, I imagine most people don't hear the codes at all. Save
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Post by melanell on Sept 14, 2017 1:49:23 GMT
Surely that cannot be true. I've seen too many characters say that to children. Children who were being typical happy kids. i've heard cast members say it every five feet down Main Street, when you first get there in the morning. So they'd all be telling everyone FU BUT I'm sure every once in a while with a super super sweet tone a cast member has meant FU. But they say it all the time. That's what I was thinking. If this is actually true in a sweeping way then half the cast members are telling a good half of the guests to eff off every moment of the day! They say it constantly! But, just as any employee dealing with any sort of customer, "Have a great day!" or "Come back soon!" or "Have a Magical Day!" can certainly be said while thinking "Eff you!" in some cases. Save
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on Sept 14, 2017 1:59:41 GMT
The hospital where I worked had 2 generic codes.
"Team 99" was for cardiac arrests "code trouble" was for combative patients
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