Code Orange ends at Charlottetown hospital
5 to 10 people had been rushed to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has ended its Code Orange, about an hour after an incident involving between five and 10 people from the same Charlottetown residence were rushed to the ER with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
The emergency call came in at about 6 p.m. AT, activating the Code Orange. It was declared over at 7:20 p.m. AT, according to Health P.E.I.
The hospital activates a Code Orange when there is an external threat that is likely to result in an influx of patients to the hospital. The code is declared over, or cleared, when the call for additional resources to respond to the incident is no longer required.
The Charlottetown Fire Department and Island EMS responded to the initial call.
Hospital officials had asked people to only come to the emergency department for urgent or critical issues, and said those with non-urgent concerns could expect long waits.