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: Emergency ABCDE Assessment Field - XML Representation

Active as of 2026-08-07

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="em-abcde-field"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem em-abcde-field</b></p><a name="em-abcde-field"> </a><a name="hcem-abcde-field"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">airway-obstruction-cause<a name="em-abcde-field-airway-obstruction-cause"> </a></td><td>Airway - obstruction cause</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">chest-rise-pattern<a name="em-abcde-field-chest-rise-pattern"> </a></td><td>Breathing - chest rise pattern</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">trachea-position<a name="em-abcde-field-trachea-position"> </a></td><td>Breathing - trachea position</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">breath-sounds-left<a name="em-abcde-field-breath-sounds-left"> </a></td><td>Breathing - left breath sounds</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">breath-sounds-right<a name="em-abcde-field-breath-sounds-right"> </a></td><td>Breathing - right breath sounds</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">capillary-refill-seconds<a name="em-abcde-field-capillary-refill-seconds"> </a></td><td>Circulation - capillary refill time</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">skin-findings<a name="em-abcde-field-skin-findings"> </a></td><td>Circulation - skin findings</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">jvd<a name="em-abcde-field-jvd"> </a></td><td>Circulation - jugular venous distension</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pulses<a name="em-abcde-field-pulses"> </a></td><td>Circulation - pulse quality/asymmetry</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">fluids-given-volume<a name="em-abcde-field-fluids-given-volume"> </a></td><td>Circulation - IV fluids given (volume)</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">fluids-type<a name="em-abcde-field-fluids-type"> </a></td><td>Circulation - IV fluids given (type)</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">blood-ordered<a name="em-abcde-field-blood-ordered"> </a></td><td>Circulation - blood ordered</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">ecg-done<a name="em-abcde-field-ecg-done"> </a></td><td>Circulation - ECG done</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">avpu<a name="em-abcde-field-avpu"> </a></td><td>Disability - AVPU</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pupil-size-left<a name="em-abcde-field-pupil-size-left"> </a></td><td>Disability - left pupil size</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pupil-size-right<a name="em-abcde-field-pupil-size-right"> </a></td><td>Disability - right pupil size</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pupil-reactivity-left<a name="em-abcde-field-pupil-reactivity-left"> </a></td><td>Disability - left pupil reactivity</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pupil-reactivity-right<a name="em-abcde-field-pupil-reactivity-right"> </a></td><td>Disability - right pupil reactivity</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">moves-extremities<a name="em-abcde-field-moves-extremities"> </a></td><td>Disability - limbs moved spontaneously</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">fully-exposed<a name="em-abcde-field-fully-exposed"> </a></td><td>Exposure - fully exposed</td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url value="https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field"/>
  <version value="0.1.0"/>
  <name value="EMABCDEFieldCS"/>
  <title value="Emergency ABCDE Assessment Field"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-08-07T11:54:11+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <name value="Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="info@dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="https://dha.go.ke"/>
      <use value="work"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Identifies the specific structured field carried by a component on
EMABCDEAssessmentObservation. Which fields are applicable depends on the
parent Observation.code (airway/breathing/circulation/disability/exposure)."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="KE"/>
      <display value="Kenya"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <count value="20"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="airway-obstruction-cause"/>
    <display value="Airway - obstruction cause"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="chest-rise-pattern"/>
    <display value="Breathing - chest rise pattern"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="trachea-position"/>
    <display value="Breathing - trachea position"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="breath-sounds-left"/>
    <display value="Breathing - left breath sounds"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="breath-sounds-right"/>
    <display value="Breathing - right breath sounds"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="capillary-refill-seconds"/>
    <display value="Circulation - capillary refill time"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="skin-findings"/>
    <display value="Circulation - skin findings"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="jvd"/>
    <display value="Circulation - jugular venous distension"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="pulses"/>
    <display value="Circulation - pulse quality/asymmetry"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="fluids-given-volume"/>
    <display value="Circulation - IV fluids given (volume)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="fluids-type"/>
    <display value="Circulation - IV fluids given (type)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="blood-ordered"/>
    <display value="Circulation - blood ordered"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="ecg-done"/>
    <display value="Circulation - ECG done"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="avpu"/>
    <display value="Disability - AVPU"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="pupil-size-left"/>
    <display value="Disability - left pupil size"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="pupil-size-right"/>
    <display value="Disability - right pupil size"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="pupil-reactivity-left"/>
    <display value="Disability - left pupil reactivity"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="pupil-reactivity-right"/>
    <display value="Disability - right pupil reactivity"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="moves-extremities"/>
    <display value="Disability - limbs moved spontaneously"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="fully-exposed"/>
    <display value="Exposure - fully exposed"/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>