Variable | Variable Type | Values | |
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Category of variable | Site ID | number | 1 2 3 …. |
Participant ID | number | Start with site ID eg 100001, 100002… 200001, 200002 … | |
Eligible for the study | binary | Y/N [if any of the ineligibility reasons selected this defaults to N] | |
Ineligibility reason | nominal | Dead on arrival; Arrived in cardio-respiratory arrest. | |
Date of arrival | date | ||
Patient characteristics | Gender | nominal | Male/female |
Ethnicity | nominal | African Any other Asian Background Any other Black Background Any other Ethnic Group Any other Mixed Background Any other White Background Bangladeshi British Caribbean Chinese Indian Irish Not Stated Pakistani White & Asian White & Black African White & Black Caribbean | |
PAT-POPs existing variables: | Date of birth | date | |
Heart rate | number | ||
Temperature | number | ||
Respiratory rate | number | ||
Oxygen saturation (%) | number | ||
Does this patient require supplemental oxygen to maintain appropriate oxygen saturation levels? | binary | Y/N | |
Breathing – wheeze | binary | Y/N | |
Breathing – stridor | binary | Y/N | |
Breathing – audible grunt | binary | Y/N | |
Breathing – tracheal tug | binary | Y/N | |
Other Respiratory Distress apart from wheeze, stridor, audible grunt or tracheal tug. | binary | Y/N | |
Select one of the following four (no further selections available once one has been selected) | |||
1. Breathing – severe recession | binary | Y/N | |
2. Breathing – moderate recession | binary | Y/N | |
3. Breathing – mild recession | binary | Y/N | |
4. Breathing – no recession | binary | Y/N | |
Responsiveness (AVPU) | nominal | Unresponsive Responds to Pain Responds to Voice Alert | |
Nurse’s judgement | nominal | Child looks unwell or High Level Concern Low level concern No concern | |
Behaviour | nominal | Floppy Listless Normal for age Inappropriate Agitated | |
Is there an existing co-morbidity (chronic condition)? | binary | Y/N | |
Additional PAT-POPs variables | Did the patient arrive by ambulance? | binary | Y/N |
Time of arrival | time | ||
Has the patient been advised to attend by a medical professional? | binary | Y/N | |
Has the patient visited an emergency department, urgent care centre or general practitioner with the same problem in the last 7 days? | binary | Y/N (asked at reception) | |
Has the patient visited an emergency department, urgent care centre or general practitioner with the same problem in the last 7 days? | Y/N (asked at triage or nurse assessment) | ||
Other data collection | Diagnosis | nominal | Symphony discharge diagnosis list |
Death in the ED | binary | Y/N | |
Admission decision | Was an admission decision made? | binary | Y/N |
If no decision, why not? | nominal | Child left ED/UCC before decision could be taken; Not known. | |
Was the child admitted on this occasion? | binary | Y/N | |
Was the child admitted at any point during the next 7 days? | binary | Y/N |