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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Oct;28(10):977–984. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31826c9aab

Table 3.

ED Visit Information

N (%)
Perceived visit urgency Not at all urgent 1 (1)
A little urgent 10 (10)
Somewhat urgent 27 (26)
Very urgent 44 (43)
Extremely urgent 21 (20)
Call doctor prior to ED visit Yes 42 (40)
 Foreign-born (n=59) 12 (21)*
 U.S. Born (n=47) 21 (55)*
Someone recommended you come to ED today? Yes 45 (43)
Who recommended ED visit (N=45) My child’s regular doctor/provider 21 (47)
Staff who answers calls at doctor’s office 3 (7)
A family member 14 (31)
A friend or neighbor 7 (16)
My health insurance company 0 (0)
Nurse advisory line 2 (4)
Someone else 2 (4)
*

Denominator is total number of foreign-born and U.S. born, respectively