Table 2.

Reason for ED Visit.

Chief Complaint, n (%)* Total (n=100) Group 1 (n=60) Group 2 (n=40) P**
Fever 86 (86) 52 (87) 34 (85) 1.0

Febrile seizure 3 (3) 0 (0) 3 (7) 0.06

Vomiting / Diarrhea 9 (9) 4 (7) 5 (13) 0.48

Rash 3 (3) 3 (5) 0 (0) 0.27

Cough / Shortness of breath 12 (12) 9 (15) 3 (7) 0.35

Other 29 (29) 17 (28) 12 (30) 1.0

Method of temperature measurement at home, n (%) 0.56
 Thermometer 97 (97) 59 (98) 38 (95)
 Tactile 3 (3) 1 (2) 2 (5)
*More than one complaint per survey possible.
**Fisher’s exact test or chi-square comparison of two groups.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 January; 8(1): e0007. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2017 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10282