Abstract

Background. Emergency is a clinical condition that requires immediate medical action to save lives and prevent. Emergency treatment in children is different from adults. The emergency room is place where responsible for admission, triage, initial assessment, stabilization, management of children with acute conditions, injuries and referrals for continuing care. In Indonesia itself there is still no definite data that describes the number of visits by pediatric patients in Indonesia. Objective. Knowing the description of pediatric patient visits in the emergency department of RSIA Puri Bunda Denpasar in July-December 2021 according to age, sex, triage, working diagnosis and waiting time. Methods. A descriptive observational study research. Number of sample 3003 patients. Research variables consist of age, sex, triage, working diagnosis and waiting time. Results. The results of this study showed that male patients more than female patients, the most common age of patients is in the toddler age group, more cases of false emergencies than emergency cases, the most common working diagnosis is fever, pediatric patients are treated more in less than 30 minutes. Conclusion out of 3003 patients, there were many male patients, toddler age group, more false emergencies, most working diagnoses were febrile and patients were treated in less than 30 minutes.

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