Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of paediatric patients triaged emergency and priority who presented to EMD-MNH

Age

Median age [IQR]: 2 years [1–5 years]

1 year [0-1 year]

2 years [1–5 years]

 ≤ 5 years

32 (8.6)

340 (91.4)

 > 5 years

6 (5.5)

103 (94.5)

Sex

 Female

23 (12.3)

164 (87.7)

Referral status

 Referred

32 (9.6)

301 (90.4)

Primary survey

 Airway abnormal

16 (28.1)

41 (71.9)

 Breathing abnormal

25 (10.6)

210 (89.4)

 Circulation abnormal

27 (20.1)

107 (79.9)

Initial Vital signs

 Tachycardia for age

16 (7.2)

207 (92.8)

 Bradycardia for age

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

 Tachypnea for age

24 (11.8)

179 (88.2)

 Axillary Temperature > 37.5 ⁰C

16 (0.03)

152 (31.6)

 Altered mental status

38 (23.9)

121 (76.1)

 Hypoxia (Spo2 < 94%)

17 (16.3)

87 (83.7)