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

CodeSystem: Emergency Responder Unit Type

Official URL: http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-responder-unit-type Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-07-20 Computable Name: EMResponderUnitTypeCS

Types of vehicles and mobile units used during emergency response.

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

This case-sensitive code system http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-responder-unit-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
ambulance Ambulance A road vehicle equipped to provide emergency medical transport.
advanced-life-support Advanced life-support ambulance An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide advanced life support.
basic-life-support Basic life-support ambulance An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide basic life support.
patient-transport Patient transport vehicle A vehicle intended primarily for non-emergency patient transport.
rapid-response Rapid-response vehicle A response vehicle carrying emergency personnel and equipment but not normally transporting patients.
motorcycle Emergency-response motorcycle A motorcycle used to rapidly transport an emergency responder.
air-ambulance Air ambulance A fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft used for emergency medical transport.
boat-ambulance Boat ambulance A watercraft used for emergency medical response and transport.
command-unit Command unit A vehicle or mobile facility used to coordinate an emergency response.
other Other responder unit Another type of emergency-response unit.