Table 1 Demographics characteristics of children presented to ED with NTMC

Characteristics

N = 384

 Median age in months (IQR)

17 (7–36)

 Sex – male

211 (54.9)

Referral status

n (%)

 Referred

178 (46.4)

 Not referred

206 (53.6)

Co-morbidities

N = 25

 Sickle cell disease

10 (40)

 Congenital heart disease

13 (52)

 HIV

2 (8)

Admission rate

229 (59.6%)

ED outcome

n (%)

 Admitted

229 (59.6)

 Discharged

153 (39.4)

 Died

2 (0.5)

Local triage scale

n (%)

 Emergency (level 1)

68 (17.4)

 Priority (level 2)

291 (75.8)

 Queue (level 3)

26 (6.8)