noun General Slang

Code Brown

· noun · medical

A patient's lost control of their bowels and someone has to clean it up.

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Ward shorthand for a faecal incontinence event, usually called over the bay curtain so the HCAs know to grab gloves, wipes and a fresh set of bedding. Real hospital codes are colour-coded emergencies, so 'Code Brown' lampoons the whole system.

“Can I get a hand in bed six, we've got a Code Brown and he's rolled into it.”
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In some Australian and US hospitals, an actual official code declared for a hazardous-materials spill or, separately, an external mass-casualty disaster. Meaning depends entirely on the facility's code sheet.

“Code Brown announced over the tannoy, chemical spill in the basement pharmacy.”
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Code Brown In A Sentence

Can I get a hand in bed six, we've got a Code Brown and he's rolled into it.
Code Brown announced over the tannoy, chemical spill in the basement pharmacy.

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