Code Orange ends at Charlottetown hospital

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has ended its Code Orange, about an hourafteran incident involving between five and10 people from the sameCharlottetown 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 saidthose with non-urgent concerns couldexpect long waits.