Louisiana stores use color codes to quietly alert staff and shoppers to danger. Here’s what “Code Brown” may signal.

This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was last updated on Dec. 3, 2025. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state’s hospital associations ...

Color codes are part of hospital culture. Spend enough time at a health care facility and you're bound to hear a Code Blue or Code Pink or Code Amber. These seemingly benign announcements help staff ...

Anyone who has ever seen a medical show knows what a “code blue” is. For those not in the know, it’s a medical facility’s emergency code that a patient needs to be resuscitated. That isn’t the only ...