COVID-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was discovered in December 2019. Kenya reported its first case on the 13th of March 2020
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include physical distancing, wearing a mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue.
Emergency Care
Clinical Videos for Healthcare Providers
Clinical Updates
Giving Oxygen to COVID-19 Patients in Kenya
As the COVID‐19 pandemic continues to unfold here in Kenya, more and more patients are requiring oxygen. To increase the capacity of healthcare facilities to provide oxygen to more patients, we have installed Oxygen Gas Manifolds in the emergency departments at the county referral hospitals in Machakos, Kiambu (COVID-19 isolation centre) and Kajiado counties and at the Alupe Sub-County Hospital COVID-19 isolation centre in Busia county. These are the hardest hit counties at the moment and we continue to seek additional support to support more facilities.
The Recovery Trial: Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 – Preliminary Report
The findings of this well done randomized controlled trial indicate that in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, that dexamethasone improves 28d mortality compared to placebo in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) (NNT = 8.5) and those patients requiring oxygen therapy (NNT = 29).
Prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) – COVID-19 Recommendations
This document provides general guidance for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) preparedness and response to COVID19. At a local and state level, regulations and resource configurations may vary. In addition to these recommendations, EMS agencies should consult with local stakeholders.
COVID-19 Rx: Treatment Simulations
You are a health care provider in a developed country. Several patients await your care. These patients are suspected of having COVID-19 and have been triaged by severity of illness. We recommend starting with the mildly ill patient, but you are free to see them in any order.
WHO Clinical management of COVID-19 – Interim Guidance – 27 May 2020
This guidance document is intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e. screening to discharge). It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen frontline clinical management.
The COVID-19 Internet Book of Critical Care
The COVID-19 Internet Book of Critical Care is an online textbook written by Josh Farkas (@PulmCrit), an associate professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Vermont.
Treatment Guidelines
