Table 1 Characteristics of children for whom an emergency call had been made in all of Denmark
Mission level N = 93,081 | Individual patient level N = 76,956 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n, % | ||||
Order of missions with a unique patient | ||||
First | 72,098 | 77.5 | NA | |
Second | 11,750 | 12.6 | ||
Third or more | 9,233 | 9.9 | ||
Age* | ||||
Median (IQR) | 5 | (1–12) | 5 | (1–12) |
0–2 months | 3,315 | 3.6 | 3,102 | 4.0 |
3–11 months | 8,556 | 9.2 | 6,834 | 8.9 |
1–2 years | 24,375 | 26.2 | 17,943 | 23.3 |
3–7 years | 18,570 | 20.0 | 15,281 | 19.9 |
8–15 years | 38,265 | 41.1 | 33,796 | 43.9 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 42,445 | 45.6 | 35,522 | 46.2 |
Male | 50,636 | 54.4 | 41,434 | 53.8 |
Comorbidity | ||||
None | 53,772 | 57.8 | 47,563 | 61.8 |
Comorbidity (previous or chronic diseases, conditions, or perinatal complications) | 35,913 | 38.6 | 27,778 | 36.1 |
Severe chronic comorbidity (with potentially considerably reduced lifespan) | 3,396 | 3.7 | 1,615 | 2.1 |
Urgency level | ||||
A (lights and sirens) | 55,209 | 59.3 | NA | |
B | 28,150 | 30.2 | ||
C-E | 5,074 | 5.5 | ||
Missing data | 4,648 | 5.0 | ||
Physician dispatched† | ||||
HEMS physician | 863 | 0.9 | NA | |
MECU physician | 20,342 | 21.9 | ||
None | 71,876 | 77.2 | ||
Time from emergency call to arrival at hospital | ||||
< 15 min | 205 | 0.2 | NA | |
15–30 min | 8,855 | 9.5 | ||
30–45 min | 22,592 | 24.3 | ||
45–60 min | 23,284 | 25.0 | ||
1–2 h | 23,216 | 24.9 | ||
> 2 h | 612 | 0.7 | ||
Missing data | 14,317 | 15.4 | ||