Table 1

Emergency attendances and their characteristics from six paediatric EDs in the Emilia Romagna region

Paediatric ED attendance #March 2019%March 2020%% DeltaP value*
Piacenza1400179−87.2
Reggio Emilia1255261−79.2
Modena2087437−79.6
Ravenna960179−81.3
Forlì50497−80.7
Rimini1694238−85.9
Overall attendances79001391−83.8
Male436655.376655.1−0.2
Female353444.762544.9+0.2
Mean age (years)4.744.710.807
Median age (years)4.274.06
Under the age of 1 year95112.924719.1 +5.2<0.00001
  • *Statistical significance (p value: <0.05) is related to percentages.

  • ED, emergency department.