Table 1.

Categories of key themes

Socioeconomic status/geographical	Practical reasons	Fear of consequences	Level of parental education
Geographical area—urban	Lack of availability to be seen in primary care	Infants under 1 year	Status, for example, no degree
Uninsured (USA)	No other means of transport	Schools	Lack of understanding of the prehospital care system
Lower socioeconomic area		Parental anxiety (higher socioeconomic area)
Parental unemployment		Feeling of helplessness	Perceived emergency
			First-time parents