Training for nursing officers on code blue

1. Code Blue:
Training Module

2. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation- "Code Blue"
Code Blue: Emergency code is generally used to indicate a patient requiring
resuscitation or otherwise in need of immediate medical attention, most often as
the result of a respiratory or cardiac arrest.
Scope: Response applicable to all areas including clinical, administrative &
supportive services within the hospital premises.
Purpose: The goal and purpose of this code is to ensure that a skilled medical
team response for emergency resuscitation is available promptly at any given time.

3. 1. Responsibility
• Code Blue team
• Code Blue Committee

4. TEAM
MEMBERS

5. CODE BLUE TO BE ANNOUNCED
WHEN SUSPICIOUS OF
1. Previously conscious, became unconscious
2. No Pulse
3. No breathing

6. 2. Announcement
Using public address system.

7. • Code Blue is repeated three times with a gap of 10 seconds
• Time of call and details to be recorded by telephone operator in
code announcement register
• Dedicated extension number to inform Code Blue: 99

8. 3. DUTIES OF RESPONSE TEAM
Code Blue Team is responsible to ensure prompt and effective
CPR to the patients in need

9. PRIMARY
RESPONSE TEAM

10. PRIMARY
RESPONSE
TEAM

11. PRIMARY RESPONSE TEAM

12. AUXILLARY
RESPONSE TEAM

13. AUXILLARY
RESPONSE TEAM

14. AUXILLARY
RESPONSE TEAM
3. General Medicine
consultant on call

15. AUXILLARY
RESPONSE
TEAM
4. Emergency Technician / Anesthesia
Technician:

16. 3. Post
event
analysis
After every event
of CPR or once in
a month or on the
accumulation of
15 cases
whichever is
early.

17. • CPR team reviews and analyses the effectiveness of Code Blue Team activities
• Post Event Team consists of one intensivist, one ER physician, one physician,
one anesthetist and a Nursing superintendent.
• The gaps are identified, the Root Cause(s) is determined and appropriate CAPA
is taken
• Analysis is recorded in the CPR Reporting Form
• The analysis will be presented in the Code Blue Committee Meeting for
adequate CAPA

18. Items
Checklist

19. Fridge Medicines

20. Crash Cart

21. Thank
You