Table 2 Symptoms at initial call to emergency medical services
Symptom present / symptom asked about | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cases N = 38 | Age <18 years N = 17 | Age ≥18 years N = 21 | present of asked about | present of all cases | |
Fever | 28 of 30 | 16 of 17 | 12 of 13 | 1.00 | 0.01 |
Fatigue | 20 of 23 | 11 of 14 | 9 of 9 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
Headache | 12 of 14 | 6 of 8 | 6 of 6 | 0.47 | 0.73 |
Vomiting | 12 of 18 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 1.00 | 0.73 |
Upper airway symptoms | 10 of 16 | 5 of 8 | 5 of 8 | 1.00 | 0.73 |
Difficulty breathing | 10 of 19 | 1 of 5 | 9 of 14 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
Altered mental state | 10 of 26 | 5 of 13 | 5 of 13 | 1.00 | 0.73 |
Leg pain | 9 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Rash and/or petechiae | 9 of 18 | 9 of 15 | 0 of 3 | 0.21 | <0.01 |
Tremors and/or seizures | 7 of 7 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | 1.00 | 0.43 |
Diarrhea | 6 of 7 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Stiffness of the neck | 4 of 12 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 3 | 1.00 | 0.31 |
Chest pain | 3 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 3 of 6 | 1.00 | 0.24 |
Abdominal pain | 3 of 6 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 5 | 1.00 | 0.24 |
Sparse urination | 2 of 6 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 0.40 | 0.49 |
Photophobia | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 1.00 | 0.45 |
Endangered airway | 1 of 4 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Stroke-symptoms | 1 of 4 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |