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Table 3 Vital signs of non-conveyed children (0–17 years), n (%) if not otherwise stated

From: Characteristics of non-conveyed patients in emergency medical services (EMS): a one-year prospective descriptive and comparative study in a region of Sweden

 

Non-conveyed patients, n = 386

Male, n = 208

Female, n = 164

Cognition

 1

331 (100)

182 (100)

140 (100)

  ≥ 2

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Missing

(14)

(13)

(15)

Respiratory rate, Mean (SD)

25 (10)

25 (10)

25 (9)

 Normal

267 (78)

147 (79)

112 (77)

 High

73 (21)

37 (20)

33 (23)

 Low

2 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

Missing

(11)

(11)

(11)

Blood oxygen saturation, Mean (SD)

99 (1)

99 (1)

99 (1)

 96–100

310 (97)

168 (97)

132 (96)

 90–95

11 (3)

6 (3)

5 (4)

  < 90

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Missing

(17)

(16)

(15)

Systolic blood pressure, Mean (SD)

121 (16)

121 (16)

120 (14)

 90–199

108 (100)

50 (100)

54 (100)

Missing

(72)

(76)

(67)

Diastolic blood pressure, Mean (SD)

75 (11)

71 (11)

78 (11)

 50–120

89 (100)

42 (100)

43 (100)

Missing

(77)

(80)

(74)

Pulse, Mean (SD)

114 (26)

114 (25)

114 (28)

 Normal

251 (76)

143 (80)

101 (72)

 High

74 (22)

34 (19)

38 (27)

 Low

4 (1)

2 (1)

2 (1)

Missing

(15)

(14)

(14)

Temperature, Mean (SD)

37 (1)

37 (1)

38 (1)

 Normal

302 (100)

162 (100)

131 (100)

 High

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Low

1 (< 1)

1 (< 1)

0 (0)

Missing

(22)

(22)

(20)

  1. P-value < 0.05 between non-conveyed male and female children.
  2. Mann-Whitneys U-test: Cognition. T-test: All other vital signs.