code blue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of code blue
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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The mayor added that since 19 January, when a Code Blue emergency was announced - which relaxed intake policies for homeless shelters - about 1,400 placements had been made into shelters.
From BBC
Around an hour later, a “code blue” was called on her, records show.
From New York Times
His wife was getting a new port for her dialysis when staff at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence called a “code blue” Friday because she was unresponsive.
From Seattle Times
“What was really stressful about the situation was that we never had a real code blue in the center,” Davenport said.
From Seattle Times
The nurses started CPR and a “code blue,” or medical emergency, team was called.
From Seattle Times
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