It's Saturday evening and you're only a third of the way through your sixth shift in seven days.

You're on your way to see a 28-year-old patient, known very well to your apartment, who's here yet again for a request for more Percocet.

You prepare yourself for yet another challenge when suddenly overhead you hear,

Attention, attention, code lavender,

ed break room. Your mind starts to race through the codes you know, from most terrifying to least,

pink, blue, red. Sure, you're a little sleep deprived, but what the heck is a code lavender? On your way, you're scrambling for what to bring for this unknown emergency.

Try to bring an ultrasound, some push dose pressers, a chest tube kit.

Your heart rate is now easily over 100.

You do the characteristic run slash walk you use to head to a code blue.

You fly through the door to the EDI break room,

and your jaw drops.

Instead of the sound of a monitor in A. CISLY, you hear music.

Instead of floating a catheter, you see floating balloons.

Instead of frenzied expressions, you see smiles.

You exhale.

You've completely forgotten that the nurses are throwing a retirement party for one of your all-time favorite nurses.

Welcome to the Emergency Medicine Cases podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Anton Hellman, bringing you Canada's

brightest minds in emergency medicine from EMC Studios in Toronto.

Cold lavender may seem flippant at first blush, but it's a clever response to a real problem.

A cold lavender signifies a wellness opportunity, whether it be a food break, a celebration of a team

member's excellent performance, or even a puppy petting break.

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