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Table 3 Distribution of reasons for referral (1)

From: The danish regions pediatric triage model has a limited ability to detect both critically ill children as well as children to be sent home without treatment – a study of diagnostic accuracy

Neurological

65 (11%)

Persisting seizures

23 (4%)

Other neurological symptoms

18(3%)

Head ache

14 (2%)

Ended seizures

10(2%)

Respiratory

148 (26%)

Other airway problems

69 (12%)

Astmatic bronchitis

31(5%)

Croup

28(5%)

Pneumonia

20(3%)

Abdominal and urological

148 (26%)

Stomach ache

54 (9%)

Appendicitis

31(5%)

Other gastrointestinal symptoms

23 (4%)

Gastroenteritis

21(4%)

Urine tract infection

19(3%)

Fever

68(12%)

Other reasons

151(26%)

Others

43(7%)

Rashes

24(4%)

Dehydration

22(4%)

Pain

22(4%)

Poisoning

20(3%)

Other infections

20(3%)

  1. (1) some patients have more than one reason