What does a code 77 mean in a hospital setting?

Answer 1

A emergency C- section

Answer 2

Code 77 is usually used as an emergency warning and or "practice system" during an emergency to assess how each department handles emergencies. Each hospital and department has it's own rules or standards it must reach for emergency measures . For instance example Code 77 drills are conducted to ensure that all steps of the policy are followed and system errors are identified. On a maternity ward they would measure the time an emergency is identified until the patient leaves the labor room should average less than 60 seconds. If during a drill it's taken 2 minutes then they would figure out steps in the protocol that would make it better and reach the 60 second goal for emergency safety.

Answer 3

The codes may vary in every institution. However, the hospital where I am practicing uses code 77 to indicate that a patient went into cardiac arrest and needs resuscitation.