1. Mount Auburn Hospital Required
Orientation for all
You must wear your hospital
Identification badge at all times
while working. This identifies
you to others as a hospital
employee. This is an important
practice to safeguard our
patients and staff

2. to your ID has VITAL information
Red Card attached
to your ID has VITAL information
Take a few minutes to read your red card!! It will tell you what
to do in case of a FIRE
Remove those in immediate danger Pull nearest ALARM box
Dial 22 give exact location of fire
Close doors and windows
Extinguish or Evacuate
In Case of Exposure:
Immediately wash the area
Immediately go to Walk-in Clinic or ER
if Clinic closed
PASS to use an Extinguisher:
Pull the pin
Aim nozzle at the fire
Squeeze the handle
Sweep the nozzle at the base of the fire

3. All emergencies DIAL 22 and then a code name Trauma Code TRIAGE
Bomb Threat
Code BLUE
Cardiac Arrest
Code TRIAGE
External Disaster
Code Red
Fire
Code Pink
Infant Abduction
Medical
Emergency
CODE ORANGE
CODE YELLOW
Trauma

4. Protection Services 5040 Is a resource to you if:
You have a combative patient
You identified a suspicious person where they don’t belong
Lose property
If you need information on a chemical you were exposed to, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can be obtained through them

5. Precautions Airborne Standard Droplet Contact Contact Plus
Used for transmission
of disease that spreads
by droplet that may
suspend for long periods
(ie. TB) A negative
pressure room and a
special mask is required
For all patients when in
contact with blood, body
fluids, non-intact skin,
and mucous membranes
WASH YOUR HANDS
Droplet
Contact
Used for transmission
of disease that spreads
by droplet nuclei during
close contact, A surgical
mask is required when
you are within 3 feet
Used for transmission of disease
by direct or indirect contact. A
private room is required. Gloves
on entering room and a gown
if significant contact. Usually
involves resistant bacteria!
Contact Plus
Used for C difficile patients. Wash hands with soap and water

6. General Safety Get help Lock doors Put wallets in secured areas
Do not get into
an elevator if you
are uncomfortable
with someone
already in
Get help
Have car keys ready
Look in and around
car BEFORE getting in
Wear flat shoes
when leaving work
Something you can
run in if needed
If you need it

7. HIPPA and Patient Privacy
HIPPA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
act of 1996
This act was put in place to protect patient’s Private Health
Information (PHI) from 3rd parties unless the patient authorizes
that disclosure. PHI may be communicated ONLY for the purposes of treatment, payment, or hospital operations.
To ensure this protection, hospital staff must be particularly
careful with information conveyed through:
Worksheets
Faxes
Phone
On Computers