Table 1.
Total Pediatric (age ≤ 18 years) EMS Encounters in 2018 from Major Urban EMS Agency (N = 2731)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 0–1 | 465 | 17.0% |
| 2–5 | 446 | 16.3% |
| 6–11 | 428 | 15.7% |
| 12–15 | 513 | 18.8% |
| 16–18 | 879 | 32.2% |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 1225 | 44.9% |
| Male | 1374 | 50.3% |
| Not Reported | 132 | 4.8% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 606 | 22.2% |
| Black or African American | 450 | 16.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 380 | 13.9% |
| Asian | 284 | 10.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 22 | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 0.1% |
| Unknown | 986 | 36.1% |
| Distress | ||
| Mild | 1346 | 49.3% |
| Moderate | 364 | 13.3% |
| None | 555 | 20.3% |
| Severe | 79 | 2.9% |
| Not Reported | 387 | 14.2% |
| Final Patient Acuity | ||
| Critical (Red) | 57 | 2.1% |
| Emergent (Yellow) | 375 | 13.7% |
| Lower Acuity (Green) | 2291 | 83.9% |
| Dead Without Resuscitation Efforts (Black) | 3 | 0.1% |
| Not Reported | 5 | 0.2% |
| Medical Trauma | ||
| Medical | 1728 | 63.3% |
| Medical & Trauma | 59 | 2.2% |
| Trauma | 931 | 34.1% |
| Not Reported | 13 | 0.5% |
| Quarter | ||
| Q1 | 743 | 27.2% |
| Q2 | 671 | 24.6% |
| Q3 | 635 | 23.3% |
| Q4 | 682 | 25.0% |