Kenya Emergency FHIR Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - ci-build Kenya

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CodeSystem: Emergency Clinical Acuity

Official URL: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ems/CodeSystem/em-clinical-acuity Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-10-02 Computable Name: EMClinicalAcuityCS

Clinical acuity assigned by an emergency practitioner after patient assessment. This terminology is distinct from dispatch priority.

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/ems/CodeSystem/em-clinical-acuity defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
red Red - Immediate The patient requires immediate life-saving intervention.
orange Orange - Very urgent The patient requires very urgent clinical intervention.
yellow Yellow - Urgent The patient requires urgent clinical intervention.
green Green - Routine The patient is stable and can safely wait for clinical intervention.
blue Blue - Non-urgent The patient has a non-urgent condition.
black Black - Deceased or expectant The patient is deceased or classified as expectant under the applicable mass-casualty protocol.
unknown Unknown Clinical acuity has not been established.