Table 2.

Patient characteristics (n=169)

Age in months, median, range	29 (0.1–192)
Male gender, n (%)	90 (53)
Primary presenting complaint, n (%)
Increased work of breathing	39 (23.1)
Fever	22 (13.0)
Cough	16 (9.4)
Vomiting	20 (11.8)
Diarrhoea and vomiting	9 (5.3)
Skin complaint	8 (4.7)
Feeding difficulty	4 (2.4)
Headache	3 (1.8)
Burns	3 (1.8)
Surgical problem	9 (5.3)
Head injury	2 (1.2)
Seizure	5 (3.0)
Pain	5 (3.0)
Constipation	2 (1.2)
Planned admission/procedure	16 (9.4)
Other*	6 (3.5)

*Included—anaphylaxis, accidental ingestion, animal bite, eye complaint and rheumatological complaint.