Table 3

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

First respiratory rate, min−11234321
0–2 months
Non-missing/N=235/556		Range
n (%)		<10
<5 (<1.0)		10–19
<5 (<2.0)		20–29
49 (20.9)		30–60
171 (72.8)		61–80
<5 (<1.0)		81–90
0 (0.0)		>90
0 (0.0)
3–11 months
Non-missing/N=673/1446		Range
n (%)		<10
<5 (<1.0)		10–19
16 (2.4)		20–29
261 (38.8)		30–60
375 (55.7)		61–70
6 (0.9)		71–80
<5 (<1.0)		>80
<5 (<1.0)
1–2 years
Non-missing/N=2235/4362		Range
n (%)		<10
9 (0.4)		10–14
10 (0.4)		15–19
115 (5.1)		20–30
1516 (67.8)		31–40
466 (20.9)		41–50
74 (3.3)		>50
45 (2.0)
3–7 years
Non-missing/N=2110/3424		Range
n (%)		<10
8 (0.4)		10–12
17 (0.8)		13–15
52 (2.5)		16–24
1336 (63.3)		25–30
389 (18.4)		31–35
200 (9.5)		>35
108 (5.1)
8–17 years
Non-missing/N=11 112/15 251		Range
n (%)		<8
35 (0.3)		8–9
10 (0.1)		10–11
29 (0.3)		12–25
10 123 (91.1)		26–30
565 (5.1)		31–35
123 (1.1)		>35
227 (2.0)
All ages
Non-missing/N=16 365/25 039		%0.40.43.182.68.72.52.4

  • 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.