Children hospitalised re: covid

Summary

A request was made to Manx Care for statistics on children under 16 hospitalized with COVID-19 in July 2021, including attendance numbers, admissions, length of stay, and percentages relative to total cases. The authority disclosed all requested information, confirming 6 emergency attendances and 4 admissions with an average stay of 2.5 days.

Key Facts

• The data covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 31 July 2021.
• There were 6 emergency department attendances by children under 16 with COVID-19.
• 4 children under 16 were admitted to hospital with confirmed COVID-19.
• The average length of stay for admitted children was 2.5 days.
• Children under 16 represented 9% of total COVID-19 emergency attendances and 16% of total admissions.

Data Disclosed

• 6 attendances
• 4 admissions
• 2.5 days
• 9%
• 16%
• 01/07/2021
• 31/07/2021
• 1940485
• 2021-08-06
• 2021-09-14

Original Request

Please provide details of the number of children (under 16 years of age) who presented to hospital with covid related illness/symptoms during the month of July 2021. Please provide the following (specifically in relation to covid related illness/symptoms): - number of children who presented at hospital - number of children who were admitted to hospital - average length of a child's stay if admitted - percentage of children who presented at hospital (percentage of total presentations including adults) - percentage of children who were admitted to hospital (percentage of total admissions including adults)

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 1940485 14th September 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 6th August 2021 and which states:

"Please provide details of the number of children (under 16 years of age) who presented to hospital with covid related illness/symptoms during the month of July 2021. Please provide the following (specifically in relation to covid related illness/symptoms): Q1 number of children who presented at hospital Q2 number of children who were admitted to hospital Q3 average length of a child's stay if admitted Q4 percentage of children who presented at hospital (percentage of total presentations
including adults) Q5 percentage of children who were admitted to hospital (percentage of total admissions including adults)"

Our Response Q1 number of children who presented at hospital Between 01/07/2021 and 31/07/2021 there were 6 attendances to the Emergency department of people under the age of 16 with Snomed code “Disease caused by 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus)” assigned to the attendance Q2 number of children who were admitted to hospital Between 01/07/2021 and 31/07/2021 there were 4 people admitted to hospital under the age of 16 with the ICD10 coding “U071” (COVID-19, virus identified) in the first 10 diagnosis positions. Q3 average length of a child's stay if admitted The average length of stay of the above 4 admissions was 2.5 days Q4 percentage of children who presented at hospital (percentage of total presentations
including adults) Between 01/07/2021 and 31/07/2021 of all attendances to the Emergency department with Snomed code “Disease caused by 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus)” assigned to the attendance, 9% were under the age of 16.

Q5 percentage of children who were admitted to hospital (percentage of total admissions including adults)" Between 01/07/2021 and 31/07/2021 of all patients admitted to hospital with the ICD10 coding “U071” (COVID-19, virus identified) in the first 10 diagnosis positions, 16% were under the age of 16.” Please quote the reference number 1940485 in any future communications.

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