Table 1

First heart rate documented by emergency medical service professionals categorised by a paediatric triage model

First heart rate, min−11234321
0–2 months
Non-missing/N=340/556
 Range
 n (%)		<50
<5 (<1.5)		50–69
9 (2.6)		70–89
18 (5.3)		90–180
283 (83.2)		181–205
15 (4.4)		206–239
<5 (<1.5)		>230
<5 (<1.5)
3–11 months
Non-missing/N=848/1446
 Range
 n (%)		<40
7 (0.8)		40–59
26 (3.1)		60–79
72 (8.5)		80–160
513 (60.5)		161–190
188 (22.2)		191–230
37 (4.4)		>230
<5 (<1.0)
1–2 years
Non-missing/N=2712/4362
 Range
 n (%)		<40
11 (0.4)		40–58
70 (2.6)		59–74
150 (5.5)		75–130
921 (34.0)		131–165
1047 (38.6)		166–200
478 (17.6)		>200
35 (1.3)
3–7 years
Non-missing/N=2540/3424
 Range
 n (%)		<40
10 (0.4)		40–54
34 (1.3)		55–69
80 (3.1)		70–110
1154 (45.4)		111–125
470 (18.5)		126–165
714 (28.1)		>165
78 (3.1)
8–17 years
Non-missing/N=13 611/15 251
 Range
 n (%)		<40
20 (0.1)		40–44
15 (0.1)		45–49
26 (0.2)		50–110
10 443 (76.7)		111–120
1548 (11.4)		121–140
1210 (8.9)		>140
349 (2.6)
All ages
Non-missing/N=20 051/25 039
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  • Green represents the normal range for the particular age group.

  • 1 (red): Life-threatening; 2 (orange): Urgent; 3 (yellow): Less urgent; 4 (green): Not urgent.