Emergency cases burden a struggling health system
Author: emkfoundation
A&Edepartment
Kenya is one of the countries that recognise Emergency Medicine as a Speciality in Africa
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council gazetted Emergency Medicine as a medical speciality in Kenya officially in 2017
Wahome Gakuru died due to lack of emergency services, driver says
There were no efforts by emergency response teams to rescue former Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru after he got involved in a grisly road accident along Nairobi-Kenol highway, an inquest heard Thursday.
Mr Gakuru, who was only 77 days old in office, stayed inside the car’s wreckage at the scene of the accident while bleeding profusely and writhing in pain for about 45 minutes with his aides and members of the public struggling to rescue him.
Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE) Smartphone App for Training Health Workers
- Download the App
Download the Android Application from Google PlayStore using the terms “ETAT” & “LIFE”
Alternatively, get it from here: http://bit.ly/LIFE-KWTRP - Test Yourself/Play Scenario
Navigate emergency scenarios in a 3D virtual hospital and test yourself on how to manage a medical emergency.
Play Scenario A (the first scenario) to the end at least twice when your phone data/WiFi is on.
Each play scenario will take at most is 5 minutes, with a perfect score of 100% unlocking the next scenario. There are 3 scenarios. - Evaluation & Reimbursement
After playing the scenarios repeatedly, kindly fill out the survey here:
http://bit.ly/LIFE-SRL
Once you have filled out the questionnaire, email CWanyama@kemri-wellcome.org for reimbursement of KES. 500 worth of airtime credit. Offer up to 30th June 2019