Kenya Emergency FHIR Implementation Guide
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Kenya Emergency FHIR 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-Emmergency-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

: Emergency Responder Crew Role - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-07-20

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "em-crew-role",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem em-crew-role</b></p><a name=\"em-crew-role\"> </a><a name=\"hcem-crew-role\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-crew-role</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">crew-lead<a name=\"em-crew-role-crew-lead\"> </a></td><td>Crew lead</td><td>Practitioner with operational responsibility for the response crew.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">emergency-physician<a name=\"em-crew-role-emergency-physician\"> </a></td><td>Emergency physician</td><td>Physician providing emergency medical care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">paramedic<a name=\"em-crew-role-paramedic\"> </a></td><td>Paramedic</td><td>Practitioner qualified to provide advanced pre-hospital care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">emt<a name=\"em-crew-role-emt\"> </a></td><td>Emergency medical technician</td><td>Practitioner qualified to provide pre-hospital emergency care.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">nurse<a name=\"em-crew-role-nurse\"> </a></td><td>Emergency nurse</td><td>Nurse assigned to the emergency-response unit.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">driver<a name=\"em-crew-role-driver\"> </a></td><td>Emergency vehicle driver</td><td>Person responsible for operating the emergency-response vehicle.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">dispatcher<a name=\"em-crew-role-dispatcher\"> </a></td><td>Dispatcher</td><td>Person coordinating assignment or movement of the unit.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">observer<a name=\"em-crew-role-observer\"> </a></td><td>Observer</td><td>Person attached to the crew in a non-clinical observer capacity.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">other<a name=\"em-crew-role-other\"> </a></td><td>Other crew role</td><td>Another operational role within the emergency-response crew.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-crew-role",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "EMCrewRoleCS",
  "title" : "Emergency Responder Crew Role",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-07-20T11:03:05+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
      "telecom" : [
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          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://dha.go.ke"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "info@dha.go.ke"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team",
      "telecom" : [
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          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "info@dha.go.ke",
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        },
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://dha.go.ke",
          "use" : "work"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Operational roles performed by personnel assigned to an emergency responder\nunit.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "KE",
          "display" : "Kenya"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 9,
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "crew-lead",
      "display" : "Crew lead",
      "definition" : "Practitioner with operational responsibility for the response crew."
    },
    {
      "code" : "emergency-physician",
      "display" : "Emergency physician",
      "definition" : "Physician providing emergency medical care."
    },
    {
      "code" : "paramedic",
      "display" : "Paramedic",
      "definition" : "Practitioner qualified to provide advanced pre-hospital care."
    },
    {
      "code" : "emt",
      "display" : "Emergency medical technician",
      "definition" : "Practitioner qualified to provide pre-hospital emergency care."
    },
    {
      "code" : "nurse",
      "display" : "Emergency nurse",
      "definition" : "Nurse assigned to the emergency-response unit."
    },
    {
      "code" : "driver",
      "display" : "Emergency vehicle driver",
      "definition" : "Person responsible for operating the emergency-response vehicle."
    },
    {
      "code" : "dispatcher",
      "display" : "Dispatcher",
      "definition" : "Person coordinating assignment or movement of the unit."
    },
    {
      "code" : "observer",
      "display" : "Observer",
      "definition" : "Person attached to the crew in a non-clinical observer capacity."
    },
    {
      "code" : "other",
      "display" : "Other crew role",
      "definition" : "Another operational role within the emergency-response crew."
    }
  ]
}