"code blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: code blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} code blue (plural code blues)
  1. (Canada, US, medicine) The condition of the occurrence of a medical emergency. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: code (english: to experience a code blue situation in a patient) [verb] Related terms: code black • code blue • code brown • code grey • code orange • code pink • code red • code silver • code white • code yellow, colour code
    Sense id: en-code_blue-en-noun-wCN47uDd Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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