Emergency Preparedness

Code Amber is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a child abduction at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to minimize the risk of a child abduction and, in the event of an abduction, respond quickly to address the situation.

Code Black is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a bomb and/or suspicious package at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to minimize the risk should a bomb threat be made against the hospital.

Code Blue is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a person experiencing a cardiac or respiratory arrest at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to mobilize the Code Blue response team to ensure the person experiencing a cardiac/respiratory arrest receives care as quickly as possible.

Code Brown is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a hazardous spill at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to minimize the effects on our hospital in the event of a minor or major hazardous spill.

Code Green is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of an area of Brockville General must be evacuated.  

The response plan aims to ensure the safety of the occupants of Brockville General should an evacuation of an area or the entire hospital is required.

Code Grey is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of an external air exclusion at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to restrict the entry of external contaminated air into the hospital.

Immediate Response is our emergency plan and procedure to provide a rapid response to someone in need of urgent medical assistance to any location outside of a clinical unit.

The response plan aims to reduce harm to the person requiring assistance by ensuring an immediate response of trained medical professional can arrive and provide assistance as needed.

Code Orange is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of large-scale external disaster that exceeds the normal capacity of our Emergency Department.

The response plan provides guidance on the varying possibilities of Code Orange situation and the steps to be taken in the event a response is required.

Code Pink is our emergency plan and procedure in the event a child or infant’s condition has deteriorated to the point their condition is unstable or life-threatening

The response plan ensures the staff trained in the resuscitation of a child or infant respond immediately to the department where the code is occurring. 

Code Purple is our emergency plan and procedure in the event that of a hostage taking situation at Brockville General.

The response plan provides guidance to our healthcare workers on how to respond and keep our patients and visitors safe during a hostage taking situation.

Code Red is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a fire at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors, staff, physicians, volunteers, and all building occupants in the event of a fire.

Code Silver is our emergency plan and procedure in the event that of an active shooter and/or person with a weapon situation at Brockville General.

The response plan provides guidance to our healthcare workers on how to respond and keep our patients and visitors safe.

Code White is our emergency plan and procedure in the event of a violent or behavioural situation at Brockville General.

The response plan aims to minimize the risk of injury by providing an immediate emergency response in the event of an acting out/aggressive person.

Code Yellow is our emergency plan and procedure in the event a person has gone missing at Brockville General.

The response plan outlines the actions our healthcare workers take to locate a missing person at the hospital.