Table 1 Descriptive data in the paediatric pre-hospital advanced airway management population compared with pre-hospital advanced airway management population in total
From: Anaesthetist-provided pre-hospital advanced airway management in children: a descriptive study
Infant (<2 years old) | Children (<16 years of age) | Total population | |
|---|---|---|---|
Numbers | 24 | 42 | 1081 |
Males | 62,5 % (15) | 52,4 % (22) | 59,2 % |
Pre-existing disease | 45,8 % (11) | 40,5 % (17) | 82,5 % |
Isolated TBI | 4,2 % (1) | 7,1 % (3) | 4,2 % |
Trauma in total | 16,7 % (4) | 23,8 % (10) | 15,2 % |
Cardiac arrest | 33,3 % (8) | 23,8 % (10) | 56,4 % |
Cardiac (ex cardiac arrest) | 0 | 2,4 % (1) | 3,8 % |
Asthma | 4,2 % (1) | 2,4 % (1) | 5,7 % |
Other | 45,8 % (11) | 38,1 % (16) | 16,3 % |