Code Words

Front 1

WHITE

Back 1

Ambulance is empty but mobile to pick up a patient on a non - urgent call

Front 2

BROWN

Back 2

Ambulance has non-urgent patient/s on board, e.g "BROWN3" indicates three such patients on board

Front 3

RED

Back 3

Ambulance crew is engaged on an emergency call. (When patients are on board "RED" followed by the number of patients, e.g "RED2" indicates two emergency passengers on board.)

Front 4

GREEN

Back 4

the ambulance has no patients on board and is available for further calls

Front 5

BLUE

Back 5

the ambulance has an acute emergency on board and required the hospital to be alerted. The word "BLUE" is to be followed by the name of the hospital, age/gender of patient and the patient's condition.

Front 6

PURPLE

Back 6

suspected deceased patient

Front 7

PURPLE PLUS

Back 7

patient is very obviously deceased

Front 8

PURPLE ANNEXE

Back 8

mortuary - control to be advised to destination e.g. "BRENT PURPLE ANNEXE"

Front 9

PRIORITY PRIORITY

Back 9

ambulance crew wish to pass an immediate and urgent message

Front 10

ALPHA ALPHA

Back 10

information is required about a patient who can overhear the transmission. Be guarded in your reply.

Front 11

ZEBRA ZEBRA

Back 11

urgent police assistance is required to attend the location of an ambulance crew

Front 12

REPORT

Back 12

crew to give their colour, location and destination

Front 13

ECHO DELTA

Back 13

explosive device

Front 14

BRAVO

Back 14

ambulance crew request a service run to the bank

Front 15

ONE ON R/T

Back 15

an ambulance person will maintain radio contact with control

Front 16

"99"

Back 16

Unofficial break

Front 17

X-RAY

Back 17

crew are off day and are no longer available to take any calls

Front 18

#

Back 18

meal break

Front 19

#DOWN

Back 19

vehicle has broken

Front 20

U/S

Back 20

untagged or unserviceable

Front 21

S/S

Back 21

single staffed

Front 22

RTB

Back 22

Return to base

Front 23

RTS

Back 23

Request to speak

Front 24

ECV

Back 24

emergency control vehicle

vehicle

Front 25

AIRWAVE

Back 25

digital airwave radio

radio

Front 26

DIBA

Back 26

database for radio

Front 27

EOC

Back 27

emergency operations centre

centre

Front 28

SOLO/MRU

Back 28

motorcycle response unit

Front 29

FRU

Back 29

fast response unit

Front 30

HEMS

Back 30

helicopter emergency medical service

Front 31

VOR

Back 31

vehicle off the road

Front 32

CCV

Back 32

control command vehicle

Front 33

HOTEL

Back 33

paramedic on board vehicle

Front 34

LIMA

Back 34

team leader on board vehicle

Front 35

FDP

Back 35

full drugs protocol

Front 36

I/C

Back 36

in commission

Front 37

GCS

Back 37

Glasgow coma scale