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/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