Types of Ambulance codes
Code RED Ambulance response with blue lights & siren for potentially life threatening (Category A) calls. The ambulance response is Emergency Nurse led with ambulance support personnel and a doctor may be dispatched as required from health centre or otherwise.
Code ORANGE Ambulance response with blue lights & siren as required for urgent but non-life-threatening (Category B) calls which require support by an emergency nurse according to dispatch protocol.
Code BLUE blue lights only for 112 (Category C) calls which do not require support by an emergency nurse according to dispatch protocol.