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Table 2 Most Frequent Primary Impression for all pediatric age groups (a) and subgroups (b)

From: Development of a simulation-based curriculum for Pediatric prehospital skills: a mixed-methods needs assessment

a. All Ages, n = 2731

 

n

%

Trauma

976

35.7%

Neurologic / AMS*

260

9.5%

Seizure

219

8.0%

Respiratory

210

7.7%

Fever / Constitutional#

193

7.1%

b. By Age Group

Age Group

Impression Classification

n

%

0–1 yrs

Trauma

80

17.2%

 

Respiratory

76

16.3%

(n = 465)

Seizure

70

15.1%

 

Fever / Constitutional

66

14.2%

 

Dermatologic

26

5.6%

2–5 yrs

Trauma

144

32.3%

 

Seizure

66

14.8%

(n = 446)

Respiratory

59

13.2%

 

Fever / Constitutional

31

6.7%

 

Neurologic / AMS

28

6.3%

6–11 yrs

Trauma

230

53.7%

 

Respiratory

40

9.4%

(n = 428)

Seizure

22

5.1%

 

GI♦ / Abdominal pain

20

4.7%

 

Fever / Constitutional

20

4.7%

 

Neurologic / AMS

20

4.7%

12–15 yrs

Trauma

209

40.7%

 

Neurologic / AMS

58

11.3%

(n = 513)

Psychiatric / Anxiety

47

9.2%

 

Toxin/Drug/Alcohol

41

8.0%

 

Fever / Constitutional

33

6.4%

16–18 yrs

Trauma

313

35.6%

 

Neurologic / AMS

131

14.9%

(n = 879)

Toxin/ Drug / Alcohol

130

14.8%

 

Psychiatric / Anxiety

72

8.2%

 

GI / Abdominal

54

6.1%

  1. “No complaint” or missing primary impression, N = 211 (7.73%)
  2. * AMS = Altered Mental Status
  3. # Constitutional includes “malaise” and “fatigue”
  4. ♦ GI = Gastrointestinal