Amoung Throckmorton's many accomplishments in medicine, the sign that bears his name carries the greatest legacy. Just as his radiographic sign has helped many a trauma surgeon and ER physician rapidly identify a serious medical problem, it is hoped that his other signs will alert the voting public of other things that are seriously wrong with our medical and legal systems.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Code Green!
Every now and then I would hear a code green called overhead and really didn't pay much attention to it. I know what a code brown(pooped in bed) and a code yellow ( peed in the bed) are, but a code green was one those that I just didn't know. Was it bile? Tube feeds? Now it seems that a code green is being called every few minutes. Finally, I had to ask one of the unit clerks what a code green was. She looked at me and said it was a press ganey! I asked her what she meant. She explained that if a patient was belligerent or if their family members were belligerent or stealing or drug seeking they could call a code green which is security. Once security is called, the patient never will receive a press ganey survey!
Funny!
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Your being facetious tho ..right?
My first thought was money. Don't know why I'd think that in a hospital code. Then I thought a green hospital getting on some violators - throwing plastic in paper trash, etc..
I'd never think security or press ganey.
I wish I was being facetious! It now not about outcomes, it is only about the Press Ganey scores!
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