Patterns of emergency department presentations for children in Australia and New Zealand, a cross-sectional study 2009
An Australian and New Zealand study reported asthma as the 4th most frequent diagnosis in ED visits by children. The most frequent diagnoses were acute gastroenteritis, acute viral illness and acute upper respiratory tract infection. Among those aged 0–18 years, asthma represented 3.5% of all ED presentations in 2004.
Categories:
Emergency Department Presentations
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Acworth J, Babl F, Borland M, Ngo P, Krieser D, Schutz J et al. 2009. Patterns of presentation to the Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Emergency Research Network. Paediatric Emergency Medicine 21:59–66.(Note: referenced in ACAM 2011, Asthma in Australia).
Source 1 URL:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19254314/