Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide
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Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/Kenya-Emergency-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: AVPU Scale

Official URL: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/avpu-scale Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-08-07 Computable Name: EMAVPUScaleCS

AVPU scale used to describe a patient's responsiveness.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/avpu-scale defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
A Alert The patient is alert and responds spontaneously.
V Responds to voice The patient responds when spoken to.
P Responds to pain The patient responds only to painful stimulation.
U Unresponsive The patient does not respond to voice or painful stimulation.
unknown Unknown The patient's responsiveness could not be established.