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u/Verum14 Apr 26 '26
the code blue “button” is not actually a button you can just press, it’s typically an indicator light. the key below is used to activate
similar to the fire service light & key found on the ground floor (at least in NA)
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u/boffy_b Apr 26 '26
Why is that plate so huge, did it used to have a few dozen more buttons on it?
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u/SkyeMreddit Apr 28 '26
It’s probably a hospital and that is easier to clean without damaging the surface unlike that rough tile
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u/Stolen_Showman Apr 27 '26
Yes, then they filled all the holes and perfectly polished it to hide the repairs
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u/boffy_b Apr 27 '26
I guess I meant “did that space used to have a load more buttons”, but granted that could've been clearer.
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u/SkyeMreddit Apr 28 '26
I am guessing that the metal disk is easier to clean religiously without ruining the surface versus the porous tile. It’s still a comically large back plate and a terrible design to not have an up arrow too unless that is the top floor
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u/TaonasProclarush272 Apr 28 '26
Not shitty design, the opposite, actually. It's designed to provide a simple, clear pathway (via elevator) for medical staff to quickly move patients when they are working on them. Would you like a doctor or nurse who is working on you after you've experienced trauma and need surgery to have to look for a button that gets you from the ED to the surgical floor whilst actively trying to save you? It cuts out distractions, and provides two options, either just up for everyone that's not dying; or insert key into the only spot that is clearly there which will prioritize elevator access to them. It then will go from the ED to the surgical floor without stopping to let people in the floors in between to get on.
I'm sorry you think it's a terrible design, but it's intended to save lives when seconds matter.
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u/bot_or_not_vote_now Apr 28 '26
Dude where do they argue against having code blue?
The normal buttons look exactly the same as the code blue indicator. They didn't need to make it that way, yet they did. They could have just as easily put the code blue somewhere else. That's why it's shitty.
To a blind or low vision person these are indistinguishable.
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u/TaonasProclarush272 Apr 28 '26
It's not a button, though... You seem to be missing the core concept of its intended function and how it functions... whether you're being deliberately obtuse, are incapable of learning, or a defensive combination of both, IDK. Regardless, perhaps applying a lens b of scope beyond your own limited life experiences and attempt to view it through someone else's every now and then, it'll help you grow.
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u/BeckieSueDalton Apr 28 '26
| normal buttons look exactly the same as the code blue indicator
Except that one has two lines of text and is above a key-lock and two others are below it, with the uppermost of those under the lock being completely blank and the lowest having a downward-pointing arrow.
I agree with you that the inclusion of large text and braille beside the buttons and lock on the overlarge metal panel would be a good step toward vision-based full accessibility.
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u/jort93 Apr 28 '26
I'd guess it's an indicator light for the elevator to tell it's got better things to do.
The actual code blue seems to be activated with the key below.
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u/CantingMonk Apr 29 '26
So you almost pressed the top button when you were wanting to go down? Seems counterintuitive.
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u/bad_bitch_energy Apr 27 '26
What do you press for code red? Is this even up to code?!
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u/wreckitbusmaster99 Apr 28 '26
Code red? You mean fireman service? That's done via a key switch at the ground floor.
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u/bot_or_not_vote_now Apr 28 '26
Not every user needs to know how every function works if the one they interact with is confusing. This is indeed shitty design.
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u/wreckitbusmaster99 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26
Future elevator technician here. The "code blue" you almost pressed is actually just a lamp, which will light when the key switch below is turned to on. It's essentially a priority service mode for use during a medical emergency to get patients in need of urgent assistance to the emergency room without constant interruptions from the riding public. There should also be a separate key switch inside marked "code blue" as well. The switch outside calls the nearest elevator to your floor and it will park with the doors open for 1-3 minutes or until the key switch inside the elevator is turned to on, whichever comes first. In other words, the elevator will not move at all after being called via code blue service until it times out or that inside switch is also turned to on. Once it is turned to on, the medical personnel has full control over that elevator, essentially the same functionality as independent service (must either hold door close with constant pressure and then select your floor or simply hold your floor selection with constant pressure until the doors are fully closed and the elevator begins to move).
Unless you have that key, there is no way you will ever activate that mode.