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: Emergency High-Risk Sign

Official URL: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-high-risk-sign Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-08-07 Computable Name: EMHighRiskSignCS

Identifies which WHO Emergency Unit high-risk sign a component on EMHighRiskSignsObservation represents.

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/em-high-risk-sign defines the following codes:

CodeDisplay
abnormal-heart-rate Heart rate <60 or >130
abnormal-respiratory-rate Respiratory rate <10 or >30
low-spo2 SpO2 <92% on room air
not-alert Not alert (AVPU)
stridor-or-swallow-difficulty Stridor, voice change, or unable to swallow
respiratory-distress Respiratory distress (grunting in child, retractions, cyanosis)
poor-perfusion Poor perfusion, weak pulse, capillary refill >3 sec, MAP <65mmHg
cannot-eat-or-drink Vomits everything, cannot eat or drink