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University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
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4.6 Patrol Operations
4.6.13 Code Blue Response (Issued: 6/25/07)
The UCSF Hospital and Clinical maintains a “Code Blue Team” to respond to life -threatening
medical emergencies, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The Code Blue Team will respond only within
the confines of nine campus buildings.
A. Code Blue Geographical Limits
1. ACC
2. Clinical Sciences Building
3. School of Dentistry
4. Health Sciences East and West
5. LPPI
6. Long Hospital
7. School of Nursing
8. Medical Sciences Building
9. University of California Hospital
B. AMR Ambulance Company is contracted by UCSF to provide medical service for
patients of UCSF, as directed by the UCSF Police Department.
1. The American Medical Company is responsible for obtaining back -up
services if all San Francisco ambulance vehicles are in use.
C. The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Paramedic Unit provides medical service for
the City and County of San Francisco.
D. Within the Code Blue Geographical area, the ECC dispatcher shall:
1. Obtain the victim's exact location
2. Obtain the caller’s full name, location and call back telephone number.
3. Notify the Code Blue Team at extension 415 -476-1234
4. Order an ambulance through the AMR to transport the victim to the Emergency
Department
5. Assign an officer to meet the ambulance company
6. Telephone the UCSF Emergency Department's hotline at 415 -353-1238
7. Relay questions and/or answers for the officer and the Emergency Department's
adviso r.
E. Outside the Code Blue Geographical area, but still within UCSF property, the ECC
dispatcher shall:
1. Obtain the victim's exact location
2. Obtain the caller’s full name, location and call -back telephone number
3. Dispatch officer(s) to the scene
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4. Contact 9 -1-1 San Francisco Emergency Medical Services (EMS) dispatch.
F. For a Code Blue situation outside of the University’s Code Blue geographical area and
not on University property, the dispatcher shall request ambulance service from the SFFD
Paramedic Unit by dialing 9 -1-1.