Table 7 Mortality in prehospital nonintubated and intubated children compared with adults as a whole group and in the presence of at least one intubation criterion

Not intubated

Number of patients

n = 3074

n = 38,757

Expected mortality (%)

1.3

1.8

Observed mortality

(%, 95 CI, n)

1.1

[0.7–1.5]

n = 34

1.4

[1.3–1.5]

n = 531

Intubated

Number of patients

n = 1615

n = 19,313

Expected mortality (%)

21.5

20.5

Observed mortality

(%, 95 CI, n)

21.7

[19.7–23.7]

n = 350

20.6

[20.0–21.6]

n = 3979

Not intubated, but at least one criterion for intubation met

Number of patients

n = 440

n = 4468

Expected mortality (%)

4.1

6.5

Observed mortality

(%, 95 CI, n)

4.1

[2.2–5.9]

n = 18

6.6

[5.9–7.4]

n = 297

Intubated, and at least one criterion for intubation met

Number of patients

n = 1134

n = 12,262

Expected mortality (%)

29.2

29.5

Observed mortality

(%, 95 CI, n)

29.9

[27.2–32.6]

n = 339

29.7

[28.9–30.5]

n = 3644