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Table 1 Classification of reported medical issues

From: Paediatric medical emergency calls to a Danish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a retrospective, observational study

Symtom category

All

< 1 yr.

1–5 yrs.

6–15 yrs.

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

Seizures

103

22.1 (18.4–26.2)

7

12.5 (5.2–24.1)

77

37.0 (30.4–44.0)

19

9.4 (5.8–14.3)

Sick child

88

18.9 (15.4–22.7)

21

37.5 (24.9–51.5)

49

23.6 (18.0–29.9)

18

8.9 (5.4–13.7)

Unclear problem

60

12.9 (10.0–16.3)

9

16.1 (7.6–28.3)

15

7.2 (4.1–11.6)

36

17.8 (12.8–23.8)

Ordered mission

59

12.7 (9.8–16.0)

9

16.1 (7.6–28.3)

27

13.0 (8.7–18.3)

23

11.4 (7.4–16.6)

Accidents

43

9.2 (6.8–12.2)

4

7.1 (2.0–17.3)

10

4.8 (2.3–8.7)

29

14.4 (9.8–20.0)

Minor wound, fracture, injury

13

2.8 (1.5–4.7)

.

.

3

1.4 (0.3–4.2)

10

5.0 (2.4–8.9)

Traffic accident

12

2.6 (1.3–4.5)

1

1.8 (0.0–9.6)

3

1.4 (0.3–4.2)

8

4.0 (1.7–7.7)

Breathing problems

12

2.6 (1.3–4.5)

2

3.6 (0.4–12.3)

4

1.9 (0.5–4.9)

6

3.0 (1.1–6.4)

Alcohol, poisoning, drugs

9

1.9 (0.9–3.6)

.

.

.

.

9

4.5 (2.1–8.3)

Foreign body in airway

5

1.1 (0.4–2.5)

1

1.8 (0.0–9.6)

3

1.4 (0.3–4.2)

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

Ear, nose, throat

5

1.1 (0.4–2.5)

1

1.8 (0.0–9.6)

2

1.0 (0.1–3.4)

2

1.0 (0.1–3.5)

Psychiatry, suicide

4

0.9 (0.2–2.2)

.

.

.

.

4

2.0 (0.5–5.0)

Allergic reaction

3

0.6 (0.1–1.9)

.

.

.

.

3

1.5 (0.3–4.3)

Non-traumatic bleeding

3

0.6 (0.1–1.9)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

2

1.0 (0.1–3.5)

Burn or electrical injury

3

0.6 (0.1–1.9)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

2

1.0 (0.1–3.5)

Chest pain, heart disease

3

0.6 (0.1–1.9)

.

.

.

.

3

1.5 (0.3–4.3)

Stomach or back pain

3

0.6 (0.1–1.9)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

2

1.0 (0.1–3.5)

Diabetes

2

0.4 (0.1–1.5)

1

1.8 (0.0–9.6)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

Poisoning in child

2

0.4 (0.1–1.5)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

Impaired consciousness

2

0.4 (0.1–1.5)

.

.

.

.

2

1.0 (0.1–3.5)

Unconscious adult

1

0.2 (0.0–1.2)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

.

.

Unconscious child

1

0.2 (0.0–1.2)

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

.

.

Headache

1

0.2 (0.0–1.2)

.

.

.

.

1

0.5 (0.0–2.7)

Missing dispatch code

29

6.2 (4.2–8.8)

.

.

9

4.3 (2.0–8.1)

20

9.9 (6.2–14.9)

Total

466

100

56

100

208

100

202

100

  1. All calls (n = 466) distributed according to medical issue classification and age group. Percentages rounded to one decimal