code brown
Hospital cleanup alert
Code brown is hospital slang for a patient who has defecated, requiring cleanup—the "brown" referring to feces.
The term mimics official hospital codes (code blue for cardiac arrest, code red for fire) but is informal and often humorous among staff.
Outside medical settings, code brown can describe any urgent bathroom situation: We need to find a restroom—it's a code brown.
Of solid waste
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- excrementSolid bodily waste
accident · soiled · mess · cleanup · biohazard · sanitation · disinfect · contamination
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- securityProtection from threat
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
surveillance · store · Walmart · radio · alert · discreet · employee
Removal from danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
tornado · hurricane · wildfire · catastrophe · crisis · lockdown · threat · shelter
Imitation of real processes
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- preparednessState of being equipped
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
protocol · rehearsal · planning · readiness · scenario · mock · debriefing · contingency
fecal
Of solid waste
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
excrement · accident · soiled · mess · cleanup · biohazard · sanitation · disinfect · contamination · waste
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- securityProtection from threat
- suspectBelieve to be likely
apprehension · surveillance · store · Walmart · radio · alert · discreet · employee
evacuation
Removal from danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
tsunami · tornado · hurricane · wildfire · catastrophe · crisis · lockdown · threat · shelter · rescue
simulation
Imitation of real processes
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- preparednessState of being equipped
- exerciseActivity for fitness
procedure · protocol · rehearsal · planning · readiness · scenario · mock · debriefing · contingency · tabletop
- medical humornurse humor, bedside manner
- retail jargonshrink, shrinkage, merch, markdown, endcap
code brownall clear
Signal danger has passed
code blue · active shooter · code red · code black · code orange
code browncontinence
Control over bodily functions
bowel control · clean · dry · holding it
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