Code 444

All of you have been to a hospital once at least. (If not don’t worry you will be there at last) They announce different bullshits through the speakers. This varies from Drs who should call the other people to hygienic comments for the visitors and the patients. Among these announcements there are some strange ones giving no data to listeners. “Code 444 to CCU” in Sina Hospital or “Code 196 to ICU” in Imam Hospital for instance. Once you here them you may think there are some security agents or some special governmental agent who should attend the specified place as soon as possible. But the story is much simpler. Some one is Dying.
Through these “Codes” they mean to call the CPR team to that place and this usually happens when they get sure the patient will die in less than 5 minutes. The point is that these “Codes” are the simple, non frightening way of announcing one patient’s dead. “ What’s the point of announcing such a shit when they are sure nothing would happen with or without the presence of the team?”. This was one of my biggest questions till last night. At last I came up with the answer successfully. I was seating in the station in Sina Hospital reading some newspapers! Suddenly ( I should correct this, It’s a common natural accident or lets say routine there) I heard this familiar voice:“ Code 444 to CCU”. Hey man again some one is doing its duty. In less than 3 minutes a Dr came to the station, took the phone, called one of the wards: “Hey man they have announced a code for CCU. Call ther in 5 minutes and if the patient is expired by then, we could move the patient X to the CCU”. What a practical way of hospital managing.