Table 1 (abstract P65). See text for description

PED consultants for headache (% on total)

647 (0.8%)

829 (1%)

824 (1%)

955 (1.1%)

933 (1.1%)

997 (1.1%)

-

Male gender

360 (55.6%)

453 (54.6%)

440 (53.4%)

490 (52.1%)

498 (53.4%)

527 (52.9%)

-

Age (mean, years)

8.9

9

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.8

<.001

Arrival during night shift

273 (42.1%)

298 (35.9%)

266 (32.3%)

318 (33.2%)

312 (33.4%)

318 (31.8%)

-

Arrival during weekend shift

153 (23.6%)

210 (25.3%)

219 (26.5%)

248 (25.9%)

233 (25%)

244 (24.5%)

-

Triage severity

-

Low

309 (47.8%)

404 (48.8%)

394 (47.8%)

430 (45%)

404 (43.3%)

429 (43.1%)

Intermediate

272 (42 %)

326 (39.3%)

322 (39%)

385 (40.3%)

383 (41.1%)

397 (39.8%)

Urgent

66 (10.2%)

99 (11.9%)

108 (13.2%)

40 (14.7%)

146 (15.6%)

171 (17.1%)

<.05

Context of head trauma

122 (18.9%)

198 (23.9%)

193 (23.4%)

224 (23.5%)

184 (19.7%)

193 (19.7%)

Dismissed without investigations

392 (60.6%)

411 (49.6%)

400 (48.6%)

387 (40.5%)

417 (44.7%)

382 (38.3%)

<.05

Head CT scans at PED (% on all headaches)

29 (4.5%)

14 (1.7%)

25 (3%)

23 (2.4%)

16 (1.7%)

39 (3.9%)

Admission following PED (% on all headaches)

40 (6.2%)

48 (5.8%)

52 (6.3%)

58 (6.1%)

91 (9.8%)

100 (10%)

<.05

Length of stay at the PED (mean, min)

197

193

205

203.5

211.4

230.2

<.0001