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21 Issue 3, pp 437—460• Color Codes In Hospitals, Hospital Color Code SystemWhen you work in a hospital emergencies are going to happen | The second meaning of pink is used to warn the staff of biohazardous contamination |
Patient Color Codes In The Hospital Not only do hospitals use a color code for emergencies they are also used with patients.
1Patients are required to wear colored bands during the duration of their hospital stay | The first is often to indicate a fire has broken out somewhere in the building |
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That is why hospitals have a color code system | Since the color is generic for allergies and they are all classified by band nurses often write the specific allergy on the band |
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