“…Surveys of hospital emergency codes in California, Florida, and Puerto Rico have confirmed that there is significant variety among different hospital emergency code systems. [1][2][3] These surveys found some limited agreement across the color code systems of different states; however, different health care systems and jurisdictions frequently use codes that are unique to their limited geographic area. As of May 2018, at least 12 different state hospital associations, patient safety organizations, and health care worker organizations have recommended the use of plain language in hospitals (Colorado, 4 Emergency Nurses Association, 5 Florida, 2 Iowa, 6 Minnesota, 7 Missouri, 8 North Carolina, 9 Pennsylvania, 10 South Carolina, 11 Texas, 12 and Wisconsin 13 ).…”