Table 2

First Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) documented by emergency medical service professionals categorised by a paediatric triage model

First GCS1
GCS ≤8
2
GCS 9–13
3
GCS 14
4
GCS 15
0–2 months
Non-missing/N=191/556
n (%)9 (4.7)16 (8.4)6 (3.1)160 (83.8)
3–11 months
Non-missing/N=761/1446
n (%)28 (3.7)33 (4.3)16 (2.1)684 (89.9)
1–2 years
Non-missing/N=2647/4362
n (%)145 (5.5)201 (7.6)89 (3.4)2212 (83.6)
3–7 years
Non-missing/N=2737/3424
n (%)143 (5.2)222 (8.1)75 (2.7)2297 (83.9)
8–17 years
Non-missing/N=13 252/15 251
n (%)407 (3.1)813 (6.1)803 (6.1)11 229 (84.7)
All ages
Non-missing/N=19 588/25 039
%3.76.65.084.7
  • 1 (red): Life-threatening; 2 (orange): Urgent; 3 (yellow): Less urgent; 4 (green): Not urgent.