EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health

CODE BROWN
THE DISASTER RESPONSE
STAGE A: PREPARATION
Preparing to Activate:
Displan or MAS may contact hospitals declaring that a Disaster may be declared,
pending further information, ie. “Prepare to Activate”. In this event and pending an
official declaration of Displan activation, the following staff should be informed:
Staff to Contact:
• Emergency Physician on call (through Switchboard)
• ECC Nurse Unit Manager or After Hours Co-ordinator
Other hospital areas may then be forewarned that the hospital is on standby and a Code
Brown may be activated.
Ongoing Preparedness:
Equipment: Check the disaster cupboard in ECC every 6 months.
Staff:
Annual familiarisation programme of not less than one hour
for staff.
Annual disaster exercise.
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