code black

English

Noun

code black (plural code blacks)

1. (Canada, US, medicine) The condition on the occurrence of a patient death.
2. (Canada, US, medicine) The condition on the occurrence of a security threat to medical facility infrastructure.
3. (medicine) The condition on the occurrence of the exhaustion of spaces in the emergency or casualty department.
4. (medicine) The condition on the occurrence of the exhaustion of spaces in the intensive care unit.

Related terms

• code black • code blue • code brown • code grey • code orange • code pink • code red • code silver • code white • code yellow
• colour code