Table 1 Characteristics of pediatric patients transported to the ED with anaphylaxis
Variable (%, 95% CI) | N = 421 |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Quebec | 79.1% (74.8%, 82.8%) |
 Ontario | 20.9% (17.2%, 25.2%) |
 Prospective | 79.6% |
 Age at reaction (median, IQR) | 4.5 (1.5, 10.6) |
 Sex (% males) | 62.2% (57.4%, 66.8%) |
Trigger | |
 Food | 84.1% (73.5%, 80.7%) |
 Venom | 4.3% (0.4%, 7.6%) |
 Drug | 6.2% (2.2%, 9.3%) |
 Other | 6.2% (2.2%, 9.3%) |
 Unknown | 8.6% (4.3%, 11.5%) |
Location of reaction | |
 Home | 55.8% (51.0%, 60.8%) |
 School/daycare | 20.2% (15.5%, 25.3%) |
 Work | 0% (0.0%, 5.1%) |
 Restaurant | 4.2% (0.0%, 9.3%) |
 Other | 17.5% (12.8%, 22.6%) |
 Unknown | 2.5% (0.0%, 7.6%) |
Time to reach healthcare facility | |
 Less than 1 h | 86.9% (84.0%, 90.1%) |
 Between 1 and 3 h | 10.4% (7.4%, 13.6%) |
 More than 3 h | 1.7% (0.0%, 4.9%) |
 Unknown | 1.0% (0.0%, 4.2%) |
Brought to healthcare facility by | |
 Ambulance | 40.8% (35.9%, 46.1%) |
 Family member | 48.9% (44.1%, 54.2%) |
 Taxi | 2.0% (0.0%, 7.3%) |
 Walked | 0.7% (0.0%, 6.0%) |
 Other | 3.9% (0.0%, 9.2%) |
 Unknown | 3.7% (0.0%, 9.0%) |