Effectiveness of Training on Awareness and Knowledge about Hospital Emergency Codes among the Security Personnel in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Emergency codes are standardized alert systems used by healthcare institutions to communicate specific types of emergencies quickly and effectively. These codes help ensure a coordinated response from medical and non-medical staff, promoting the safety and well-being of patients, visitors, and healthcare workers. Aim and Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of training on the awareness of hospital emergency codes among hospital security guards. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on all security guards deployed in the Hospital to assess their awareness and knowledge about hospital emergency codes. A pre-tested structured questionnaire with a Cronbach's Alpha score of 0.88 was used to collect the data. The questions pertained to knowledge and awareness of emergency codes, viz. Code Blue, Code Pink, Code Violet, and Code Red. The data thus collected was analyzed in the data analysis tool in MS Excel and SPSS IBM Version 20.0. Results: A total of 90 questionnaires were analyzed in cycle 1(Pre-training phase) and cycle 2 (Post-training phase). In Cycle 1, the average score obtained by the participants was 12.6 ± 2.6 SD, with an overall awareness of 66.7 %. In Cycle 2, the mean score was 15.5 ± 2.3 SD with an overall awareness of 80.8 %. This suggests that the interventions implemented between the two cycles effectively improved awareness levels, with a statistically significant P value = 0.00003 (< 0.05). Key words: Awareness, Effectiveness, Emergency codes, Knowledge, Training,