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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murgor",
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        "legal_name": "James Kipkosgei Murgor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to this very important Motion. From the outset, I thank my colleague, Hon. Musyoka, for bringing this very important Motion to this House. It is a fact that medical personnel are actually trained on how to handle emergencies but over time the skills tend to erode. It is important that medical personnel undergo continuous upgrading and in-service course in emergency management. First and foremost, a clinician, who is actually the first point of handling a patient, should first of all be able to recognise an emergency. On realising that, he has to find out what type it is because there are many emergencies. There are emergencies from trauma which involve bleeding, fractures and head injuries. There are obstetric emergencies which in some cases patients die without medical personnel knowing that it was an emergency. A pregnant lady might come in with a stomach ache and that pregnancy was in the wrong place and it raptures. That patient can be told that she ate something bad and the patient could die there. There are cardiovascular emergencies like heart attacks. The person who sees that patient first should be able to know that, that is the case and take the necessary steps. We have respiratory emergencies where patients have difficulties in breathing. If the medical personnel do not know how to handle that patient, then the patient may die within five minutes. I think this Motion will go through. If it does, we shall have these personnel trained. I hope it is going to be continuous training on handling of such emergencies. It will be of no use if we have the personnel, but they do not have the tools to use in handling these cases. We have had instances where the personnel are there, the patient is bleeding and there is no blood. That patient will die. So, we have the personnel, but we do not have the tools. The question of drugs in these institutions is a problem. If they are not there, we shall be training people in futility. It is a fact that we should have ICU in all the sub-counties but it is useless to have what you call an ICU without trained personnel. About three weeks ago when we visited the Machakos Hospital, we found that they have a beautiful ICU. I think there were about six or four beds. The equipment is there but they had not handled even a single patient because there were no personnel. So, let us train personnel and let us have the equipment and the tools for the practise. With those few words, I support this Motion. Thank you."
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