Code Violet Case Studies

The plaintiff in Ard v. East Jefferson General Hospital, stated on 20 May, she had rang the nurses station to inform the nursing staff that her husband was experiencing symptoms of nausea, pain, and shortness of breathe. After ringing the call button for several times her spouse received his medication. Mrs. Ard noticed that her husband continued to have difficulty breathing and ringing from side to side, the patient spouse rang the nursing station for approximately an hour and twenty-five minutes until the defendant (Ms. Florscheim) enter the room and initiated a code blue, which Mr. Ard didn’t recover. The expert witness testified that the defendant failed to provide the standard of care concerning the decease and should have read the physician’s progress notes stating patient is high risk upon assessment and observation. The defendant testified she checked on the patient but no documentation was noted. The defendant expert witness disagrees with breech of duty, which upon cross-examination the expert witness agrees with the breech of duty. The district judge, upon judgment, the defendant failed to provide the standard of care (Pozgar, 2012, p. 215-216) and award the plaintiff for damages from $50,000 to $150,000 (Pozgar, 2012, p. 242).

While doing a High Visibility Deterrant in lot #25, we were requested to assist WPD at 1712 hours by WPD Scat 248D Jared M Henry #2271. WSU Officer Dickerson #155 contacted WSU Sergeant Brad Agnew #153 by radio to confirm if he heard WPD's request for WSU officer. WSU Sergeant Brad Agnew #153 confirmed and told Officer Dickerson and I to switch over. Officer Dickerson confirmed WSU Sergeant Brad Agnew's traffic and radioed WSU dispatch to inform we would be switching to the WPD North channel. WSU Sergeant Brad Agnew #153 then informed us to not get involved and to switch our radioes to the Letac 10 channel and we did so. Officer Dickerson #155 then informed Letac 10 dispatch that we (WSU 202) would be assisting.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Habersham County, Tom was feeling slightly nervous as he exited the staff lounge and entered the hustle and bustle of County Hospital’s ER to begin his first shift as an RN. The first few hours of his shift passed slowly as Tom mostly checked vital signs and listened to patients complain about various aches, pains, coughs, and sniffles. He realized that the attending physician, Dr. Greene, who was rather “old school” in general about how he interacted with nursing staff, wanted to start him out slowly. Tom knew, though, that the paramedics could bring in a trauma patient at any time.

He was brought in by his friend Gavriel Martinez. At 2338 hours Orange County Sheriff's Deputies Kenneth Jorgensen (Badge# 8180) and Deputy Michael Fairley (Badge# 6210) arrived and interviewed the GSW patient, both deputies were already on site for an unrelated event. Security Manager Richard King was informed by text of the incident at 2340 hours as well as Nursing Supervisor Debra Reilly. At 2350 hours OCSO Deputy Kristine Helms (Badge# 5021) arrived and requested to speak to the patient’s friends who was waiting in the E.D. lobby. At 0010 hours Deputy Michael Fairley contacted SO Alonso and advised that it was OK to open the Emergency Department. The lockdown was lifted and Security Manager and Nurse Supervisor were informed of the incident. The patient, Lopez was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) at 0030 hours at which time OCOS Deputy Kristine Helms informed me that the Gang Unit task force has been called for further investigation. All cleared, OCOSO report number 16-43967. Nothing further at this

On 3/13/16 SO EMT Perez was notified that an engine had come on campus.  SO EMT Cunningham responded along with SO EMT Perez and caught up with the engine by lakeside commons. The driver of the engine stated that he was responding for a lift assist to 3144/3146 apt 220 but that he wasn’t sure which one he was going too. SO EMT Cunningham and SO EMT Perez decided to respond to FR-220 first being that they were the engine came from gate 2 and they were closest to that building. SO EMT Perez and SO EMT Cunningham knocked and announce their presence at FR-220’s door and were both verbally invited in. The resident a Mrs. Helen Neff stated that she could not get out of her chair because it was stuck and needed help getting out of it. SO EMT Perez

Upon arrival, I had initially provided support in standing by while the Narcotics team went through the house getting everyone out. I then was asked to assist in search the two female subjects that were detained. While searching the females I went back to my vehicle to grab another set of gloves. While I was doing this, I had seen Officer Fredrick #1111 had one of the subjects identified as Keith Gray W/M (DOB: 07/09/1958) on the ground. Officer Fredrick had advised me the subject just fell face forward. With my EMT medical knowledge I looked at the subject and noticed that he was having what appeared to be

On 1/22/2015 SO EMT Perez was dispatched to FC-117 via phone call from a resident regaurding a fall . SO EMT Perez kocked and announced his presence at the apartment door. SO EMT Perez was the verbally greeted into the apartment. SO EMT Perez the unsecured the apartment door and proceeded to search the apartment. SO EMT Perez eventually found the resident, a Mr.David Furman on his bedroom floor by his bedside. Mr. David Furman slid out of his bed and was unable to get up on his own strength. SO EMT Perez asked Mr. Furman if he was in any pain, which he denied. Mr. Furman also did not present with any pain while SO EMT Perez preformed the pelvic exam. SO EMT Perez then helped Mr. Furman to his feet and witnessed him standing on his own strength

I asked Mrs. Arrick, what happened. Mrs. Arrick advised me that Mrs. Leann Mercer came into her office and stated that she was about to pass out. Mrs. Mercer started jerking and not responsive. Mrs. Arrick immediately called code blue.

The nurse was asked what was hurting and "she replied that she was having head pain and a server headache", the next question which was asked what time the incident happened, and "she replied to it that it had happened around 16:30 hours and has been sitting here to see if the pain would go away", the next question which was asked if she wanted to go to the hospital, "she replied that she wants to go", The EMS crew then told the nurse to get up and move over to the stretcher located along the side of her and,"she replied that she did not want to go by a stretcher and, but she would prefer to walk out to the

I am a second year nursing student in my third week of the practicum placement on a surgical ward with my co-student and the morning shift registered nurses. We had just finished analysing the patients handover report (Levett-Jones & Bourgeois, 2015) and I had been assigned to work with the registered nurse. I was looking after Mrs. Brown (pseudonym) is 82 years old New Zealander was admitted to surgical ward on the 08/06/16 for multiple SCC removals from L) hand and L) foot with skin grafts.

On Monday January 4, 2016 approximately 11:40pm Stephen came downstairs looking for EMS for his mother who was having an epileptic seizure. C. Horton went over the 900 side to see what was going on. C. Horton saw Ms. Sophie lying down on the bed. EMS Gonzalez #4333 unit 39 victor arrived on seen at 11:35pm on the 900 side. Aisha was notified about the incident and also approved that Stephen can stay with his siblings overnight. Ms. Sophie was taken to Brookdale

At approximately 1639 a code blue was called on inmate Homan Sr., Christopher 99032394 in cell F-10. Inmate Homan Sr. was complaining of chest pain. All available alternates responded and medical Nurse Green, Nurse Peavy and Nurse Carnley responded to F- block. After assessing the situation in F-10 inmate Homan Sr. was taken to medical for further

Upon my arrival as I approached Cell 15 I noticed large amounts of blood on the floor inside the cell as well as the words "I'm sorry" smeared in blood on the back wall of the cell. Inmate Whitehead, Richard MCSO Booking Number T337608 was lying on his bed unresponsive. Moments later I entered cell 15 with Officer Shoemaker B3008 to help remove Inmate Whitehead from his cell and place him on a gurney by lifting him using the sheet from his mattress underneath him. Once he was successfully on the gurney I assisted in strapping

At approximately 11:40 hours, SSS J.McCuaig and S/O G.Sond attended and joined the writer for the eviction. The patient came out of the room and was asking the clinical

I officer Chad Stephenson along with RA 299 Sierak, RA 227 Arthur Gowszdz and Graduate Assistant (GA) 312 Savannah Haig walked up to room 264. Upon arrival Kitten Miller was siting on her bed holding a paper towel over her right index finger. I asked Miller what had happened and if she could remove the paper towel so i could get a better look at at her finger. Miller stated that she went to remove her exacto knife off her bed so she could go to sleep as she went to grab it she stabbed it into her index finger.