Code Red is the final stage. You have evaluated the situation

in Code Orange. If there is a threat, prepare to fight or run.

Never stand and fight if there is a possibility of flight. If no

threat presents itself, drop back to Orange and Yellow.

Never lose your awareness and drop to White -many people

have been beaten in real situations because they have lost

their zanshin (awareness). Stay switched on.

Of course this whole system works on the premise that you

are in Code Yellow in the first place. You cannot go into an

evaluation state on a situation that you have not noticed

developing, equally you cannot prepare for fight or flight if

you have not seen and evaluated the same. In this case the

first you are likely to know of the situation is when it is too

late. The same applies with the following rules, if you are

'switched off' none of them are likely to apply, you need to

be in Code Yellow (switched on) to make any use of them at

all. So in all cases, 'Code Up'.