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General Slang
code 0
KOHD ZEER-oh · noun · slang
A time-wasting or non-emergency ambulance call
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EMS slang for a call that turns out to be trivial or a non-emergency.
“Dispatched lights-and-sirens for what was basically a code 0.”
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code 0 In A Sentence
Dispatched lights-and-sirens for what was basically a code 0.
Origin & Usage
US EMS slang.
Variants
code zero
People Also Ask
What does 'code 0' mean in EMS?
It is ambulance-crew slang for a call that turns out to be trivial or not an emergency at all, mocking the idea that it deserved a priority response.
Is 'code 0' an official code?
No. It is informal EMS humour, not a formal dispatch category, and it plays on the higher-number codes used for real emergencies.
Where does it come from?
It comes from US emergency medical services slang.
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