Preparing for major incidents in Kenya
Since 2000, there have been 2518 major incidents in 56 countries in Africa; 113 have been in Kenya. Kenya’s major incidents profile is dominated by droughts, floods, fires, terrorism, poisoning, collapsed buildings, accidents in the transport sector and disease/epidemics. With no integrated emergenc...
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2013-12-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| author | B.W. Wachira* |
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| description | Since 2000, there have been 2518 major incidents in 56 countries in Africa; 113 have been in Kenya. Kenya’s major incidents profile is dominated by droughts, floods, fires, terrorism, poisoning, collapsed buildings, accidents in the transport sector and disease/epidemics. With no integrated emergency services and a lack of resources, many incidents in Kenya escalate to such an extent that they become major incidents.
Lack of specific training of emergency services personnel to respond to major incidents, poor coordination of major incident management activities, and a lack of standard operational procedures and emergency operation plans have all been shown to expose victims to increased morbidity and mortality.
This report provides a review of some of the major incidents in Kenya for the period 2000–2012, with the hope of highlighting the importance of developing an integrated and well-trained Ambulance and Fire and Rescue service appropriate for the local health care system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad59038fe8ea46fea0a91582cb746c9d2022-12-21T17:56:47ZengElsevierAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine2211-419X2013-12-0134S1010.1016/j.afjem.2013.08.024Preparing for major incidents in KenyaB.W. Wachira*Since 2000, there have been 2518 major incidents in 56 countries in Africa; 113 have been in Kenya. Kenya’s major incidents profile is dominated by droughts, floods, fires, terrorism, poisoning, collapsed buildings, accidents in the transport sector and disease/epidemics. With no integrated emergency services and a lack of resources, many incidents in Kenya escalate to such an extent that they become major incidents. Lack of specific training of emergency services personnel to respond to major incidents, poor coordination of major incident management activities, and a lack of standard operational procedures and emergency operation plans have all been shown to expose victims to increased morbidity and mortality. This report provides a review of some of the major incidents in Kenya for the period 2000–2012, with the hope of highlighting the importance of developing an integrated and well-trained Ambulance and Fire and Rescue service appropriate for the local health care system.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13001456 |
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