code black

English

Noun

code black (plural code blacks)

(Canada, US, medicine) the condition on the occurrence of a patient death
(Canada, US, medicine) the condition on the occurrence of a security threat to medical facility infrastructure
(medicine) the condition on the occurrence of the exhaustion of spaces in the emergency/casualty department
(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

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