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 Unit Type - JSON Representation

Active as of 2026-07-20

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "em-responder-unit-type",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem em-responder-unit-type</b></p><a name=\"em-responder-unit-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcem-responder-unit-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-responder-unit-type</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\">ambulance<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-ambulance\"> </a></td><td>Ambulance</td><td>A road vehicle equipped to provide emergency medical transport.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">advanced-life-support<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-advanced-life-support\"> </a></td><td>Advanced life-support ambulance</td><td>An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide advanced life support.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">basic-life-support<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-basic-life-support\"> </a></td><td>Basic life-support ambulance</td><td>An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide basic life support.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">patient-transport<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-patient-transport\"> </a></td><td>Patient transport vehicle</td><td>A vehicle intended primarily for non-emergency patient transport.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">rapid-response<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-rapid-response\"> </a></td><td>Rapid-response vehicle</td><td>A response vehicle carrying emergency personnel and equipment but not normally transporting patients.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">motorcycle<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-motorcycle\"> </a></td><td>Emergency-response motorcycle</td><td>A motorcycle used to rapidly transport an emergency responder.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">air-ambulance<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-air-ambulance\"> </a></td><td>Air ambulance</td><td>A fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft used for emergency medical transport.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">boat-ambulance<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-boat-ambulance\"> </a></td><td>Boat ambulance</td><td>A watercraft used for emergency medical response and transport.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">command-unit<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-command-unit\"> </a></td><td>Command unit</td><td>A vehicle or mobile facility used to coordinate an emergency response.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">other<a name=\"em-responder-unit-type-other\"> </a></td><td>Other responder unit</td><td>Another type of emergency-response unit.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://hie.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/em-responder-unit-type",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "EMResponderUnitTypeCS",
  "title" : "Emergency Responder Unit Type",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-07-20T11:03:05+00:00",
  "publisher" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
  "contact" : [
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      "name" : "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya",
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          "value" : "https://dha.go.ke"
        },
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          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "info@dha.go.ke"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "Digital Health Agency Kenya – FHIR Team",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Types of vehicles and mobile units used during emergency response.",
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      "coding" : [
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          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
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  ],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "count" : 10,
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "ambulance",
      "display" : "Ambulance",
      "definition" : "A road vehicle equipped to provide emergency medical transport."
    },
    {
      "code" : "advanced-life-support",
      "display" : "Advanced life-support ambulance",
      "definition" : "An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide advanced life support."
    },
    {
      "code" : "basic-life-support",
      "display" : "Basic life-support ambulance",
      "definition" : "An ambulance equipped and staffed to provide basic life support."
    },
    {
      "code" : "patient-transport",
      "display" : "Patient transport vehicle",
      "definition" : "A vehicle intended primarily for non-emergency patient transport."
    },
    {
      "code" : "rapid-response",
      "display" : "Rapid-response vehicle",
      "definition" : "A response vehicle carrying emergency personnel and equipment but not normally transporting patients."
    },
    {
      "code" : "motorcycle",
      "display" : "Emergency-response motorcycle",
      "definition" : "A motorcycle used to rapidly transport an emergency responder."
    },
    {
      "code" : "air-ambulance",
      "display" : "Air ambulance",
      "definition" : "A fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft used for emergency medical transport."
    },
    {
      "code" : "boat-ambulance",
      "display" : "Boat ambulance",
      "definition" : "A watercraft used for emergency medical response and transport."
    },
    {
      "code" : "command-unit",
      "display" : "Command unit",
      "definition" : "A vehicle or mobile facility used to coordinate an emergency response."
    },
    {
      "code" : "other",
      "display" : "Other responder unit",
      "definition" : "Another type of emergency-response unit."
    }
  ]
}