Wristband Initiative
New Mexico Bands Together for Patient Safety
The New Mexico Hospital Association introduced the New Mexico Band Together for Patient Safety Colored Wristband Initiative in March 2007, a voluntary initiative to standardize colored-coded wristbands used in NM hospitals. This program encourages statewide standardization of three wristband colors: RED for Allergies, YELLOW for Fall Risk, and PURPLE for DNR to increase patient safety throughout the state. Hospitals use color-coded wristbands to alert or quickly communicate a certain health care condition that a patient may have. Standardizing the colors of the wristbands used in hospitals is the sensible approach to improving patient safety.
More than 32 states have adopted these voluntary guidelines on standardized patient wristband colors.
- Color Coded Wristband January 2007 - Summary
- Color Coded Wristband January 2007 - Charts
- Executive Summary
- New Mexico Wristband Toolkit (Large file, please be patient)
- Staff Competency Checklist
- Staff Script
- Wristband Policy & Procedure Template
- Patient Refusal to Participate
- Wristband Brochure - English
- Wristband Brochure - Spanish
- AHA Wristband Standardization
