the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration. 2. something serving as proof or supporting evidence: They sent a check as a demonstration of their concern.
Code Yellow: Usually used for bomb threats. Code Purple: Child abduction, or when assistance is needed for a patient who is too heavy to transport. Code Pink: Infant or child abduction. Code Silver: Combative person with a weapon.
Often when a code is called on a patient it will be shortened to only coded after the event. It is simply hospital speak for the patient had an event and was in serious trouble. Some codes are simply informative such as the hospital is at full staff or hardly no one showed today because of the flu or such.