Injured or in severe pain? Act now.
If someone is badly hurt, call an ambulance first. Then call Dr Muguti's rooms so the team can be ready when you arrive. Attended every day, Sundays included.
Dr Muguti's rooms · call or WhatsApp
National emergency numbers
First aid while help is coming
What happened?
Choose the situation for clear steps you can follow right now.
Stab wound
Call 994 if life-threateningDo this now
- Call 994 for an ambulance, then call +263 77 256 0415.
- Press firmly on the wound with a clean cloth or your hand. Keep pressing. Don't lift it to check.
- If the knife or object is still in, leave it in. Press around it, not on it.
- Keep the person lying down, warm and still. Keep talking to them.
- If blood soaks through, add more cloth on top. Leave the first layer in place.
Avoid
- Don't pull out anything stuck in the wound.
- Don't give food or drink. They may need surgery.
- Don't wash or probe a deep wound.
General first-aid guidance only. It does not replace an ambulance crew or an emergency department.
On your way in
Alert the team before you arrive.
Fill in what you know. It opens WhatsApp with a short message, so theatre and staff can prepare while you travel.
Trauma surgery
The emergencies Dr Muguti treats.
His published research includes the emergency surgery of penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen, and serious soft-tissue infection.
Blunt or penetrating injury to the belly and its organs.
Including wounds that cross the chest and abdomen.
Stab wounds and gunshot wounds.
Surgical injuries after crashes and falls.
Usually removed by keyhole surgery.
Blocked bowel, perforated ulcer, strangulated hernia.