EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health

CODE GREY
CODE GREY
Internal -
Patient Violence
Patient Restraint
Code Grey is the alert by which a Response Team, trained in management of violent
persons, is urgently mobilised when an unarmed patient:
• Becomes verbally or physically aggressive such that he/she represents a danger
to self or others.
• Uses physical aggression to destroy property.
• Requires physical or chemical restraint as part of clinical management
Note: Refer to Code Black for non-patient violence or armed violence, (patient or
otherwise) requiring Police/security response.
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