This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was last updated on Dec. 3, 2025. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state’s hospital associations ...

In Charleston County schools, "Code Red" is officially out for describing an emergency. Instead, the district is ditching its color-coded emergency system for a set of plain language cues designed to ...

Many hospital employees are unable to identify the meaning of emergency codes, which could hinder an urgent response to incidents, according to a study published in the International Journal of ...