code words and phrases

Question 0

purple annexe

Answer 0

mortuary - control to be advised to destination e.g. “Brent purple annexe”

Question 1

purple plus

Answer 1

patient obviously deceased

Question 2

alpha alpha

Answer 2

information is required about a patient who can over hear the transmission. be guarded in your reply

Question 3

zebra zebra

Answer 3

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

Question 4

report

Answer 4

crew to give their colour, location and destination e.g. “red 2 to LSHAM”

Question 5

ECHO DELTA

Answer 5

explosive device

Question 6

BRAVO

Answer 6

ambulance crew request a service run to the bank

Question 7

ONE ON R/T

Answer 7

an ambulance person will remain radio contact with control

Question 8

99

Answer 8

unofficial break

Question 9

X-RAY

Answer 9

crew are off duty and are no longer available to take calls

Question 10

#

Answer 10

meal break

Question 11

DOWN

Answer 11

vehicle had broken down

Question 12

S/R

Answer 12

service run or sister

Question 13

U/S

Answer 13

unstaffed or unserviceable

Question 14

S/S

Answer 14

single staffed

Question 15

RTB

Answer 15

return to base

Question 16

RTS

Answer 16

request to speak

Question 17

ECV

Answer 17

emergency control vehicle

Question 18

EOC

Answer 18

emergency operations centre

Question 19

SOLO/MRU

Answer 19

motorcycle response unit

Question 20

VOR

Answer 20

vehicle off the road

Question 21

TNC

Answer 21

to next call

Question 22

CCV

Answer 22

control command vehicle

Question 23

HOTEL

Answer 23

paramedic on board vehicle

Question 24

LIMA

Answer 24

team leader on board vehicle

Question 25

FDP

Answer 25

full drugs protocol

Question 26

I/C

Answer 26

in commision

Question 27

GCS

Answer 27

glasgow coma scale

Question 28

RED BASE

Answer 28

EOC

Question 29

STANDBY

Answer 29

hold on

Question 30

REDBASE OUT

Answer 30

signifies the end of transmission

Question 31

OVER

Answer 31

finished talking but are expecting a reply

Question 32

ROGER

Answer 32

understood

Question 33

REPEAT YOUR LAST

Answer 33

asking crew to repeat their last radio transmission

Question 34

WHITE

Answer 34

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

Question 35

BROWN

Answer 35

ambulance has non-urgent patient/s on board e.g. "brown 3" indicates three such patients on board

Question 36

RED

Answer 36

ambulance crew is engaged on an emergency call. (when patients are on board the "RED" followed by the number of patients, e.g. "RED 2" indicates two emergency patients on board

Question 37

GREEN

Answer 37

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

Question 38

BLUE

Answer 38

the ambulance has an acute emergency on board and requires 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.

Question 39

PRIORITY PRIORITY

Answer 39

ambulance crew wish to pass an immediate and urgent message

Question 40

PURPLE

Answer 40

suspected deceased patient