The pediatric disease spectrum in emergency departments across Pakistan: data from a pilot surveillance system

BMC Emergency Medicine

Table 1 Patient Characteristics of children under 16 years enrolled in Pakistan National Emergency Department Surveillance (n = 25052)

Variables	n	%
Age Group
< 5 years	3309	13.2
5 - <10 years	5357	21.4
10 - <16 years	16386	65.4
Gender (n = 24715)
Male	15102	61.1
Female	9613	38.9
Mode of arrival (n = 23925)
Ambulance	744	3.1
Non-ambulance	23181	96.9
Type of hospital
Public hospital	22303	89.0
Private hospital	2749	11.0
*Type of care provider (n = 23664)**
Paramedic	10578	44.7
House officer/intern	7860	33.2
PG trainee/Resident	3091	13.1
Medical Officer	16549	69.9
Nurse/midwife	15086	63.8
Attending physician	175	0.7
Disposition (n = 18772)
Discharged from ED	8980	47.8
Ward admission	1658	8.8
ICU/HDU admission	125	0.7
Observation unit	2211	11.8
Follow-up	4563	24.3
Expired	250	1.3
Others (LAMA/LWBS/Referred out)**	985	5.2

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