CODERED

1. PURPOSE
Toprovideasystematicguidelineinrenderingemergencyproceduresduringcodered
situations.
2. SCOPE
Thisprocedurescoversfromdeterminingthepatient'scondition,notificationofRODandAP'
preparingemergencyapparatus/equipmentandcarryingDoctor'sorder,assistingtheRodand/
orAP,topostemergencyactivities.
3. DEFINITIONOFTERMS
CODEREDemergencysituationwherebyanInpatienthasgonetoxic.
POSTEMERGENCYACTIVITIESactivitiesundertakenaftertheemergency
basedontheoutcomeofthesaidemergency.
RODResidentonduty
APAttendingPhysician
STATImmediate/priority
CPRCardioPulmonaryResuscitation
4. REFERENCEANDATTACHMENT
Endorsementprocedure(TGHMEDWARDP01)
WorkinstructionforPostMortemCare
5. PROCEDURE
JuniorNurse/Midwifetakesthevitalsignsofthepatientandinstructs/directsMaleAideto
preparetheoxygenandsuctionapparatus.
SeniorNursenotifiestheRODandcarriesoutstatorders.
SeniorNursenotifiestheAPregardingpatient'scondition,medicationandmanagement
rendered.
SeniorNurseassisttheROD/APinattendingtothepatientanddocumentsallprocedures
done.
A.Ifthepatientdied,juniornurseperformspostmortemcare
Midwifeprepareandaccomplisheschargeslip.
IftheAPdidnotarrive,theseniornursenotifiestheAPandsecureprofessional
fee.
B.Ifthepatientisrevived,theseniornursenotifiesICUfortheorderoftransfer.

6. FLOWCHART
ACTIVITY

PERSONRESPOSIBLE

DOCUMENT

START

(1)TAKESTHEVITALSIGN
OFTHEPATIENTANDNOTE
THESAME.
(2)PREPAREOXYGENAND
SUCTIONAPPARATUS.

JUNIORNURSE
MALEAIDE
(ASSISTANCE)

NOTIFYRODANDCARRY
OUTSTATORDER.

SENIORNURSE

ADMINISTEREMRGENCY
DRUGSANDPERFORMSCPR
ANDAMBUBAGGING.

JUNIORNURSE
MALEAIDE
(ASSISTANCE)

NOTIFYAPREGARDING
PATIENTCONDITION,
MEDICATION,AND
MANAGEMENTRENDERED.

ASSISTROD/APIN
MANAGINGPATIENT
CONDITIONANDRECORD
THESAME.

PATIENTCHART

SENIORNURSE

SENIORNURSE

PATIENTCHART

ACTIVITY

PERSONRESPOSIBLE

DOCUMENT

DIED
PREPARECHARGE
PATIENT
SLIP.IFATTENDING
MIDWIFE/
STATUS
PHYSICIANDIDNOTSENIORNURSE
ARRIVE,NOTIFY
APANDSECURE
THEPROFESSIONAL
FEE.
REVIVED
NOTIFYICUFORTHE
ORDEROFTRANSFER.

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