Swine flu hospital pathway criteria for children
| Criterion | N (%) meeting criterion | Admitted N (% of patients meeting criterion) |
| A (severe respiratory distress) | 0 | NA |
| B (>49 breaths/min under 1 year, >39 over 1 year) | 23 (7%) | 9 (39%) |
| C (Sao2 <92% on air or O2) | 4 (1%) | 2 (50%) |
| D (respiratory exhaustion or apnoea >20 s) | 0 | NA |
| E (Sternal capillary refill >2 s, reduced skin turgor, sunken eyes or fontanelle) | 10 (3%) | 2 (20%) |
| F (altered consciousness) | 0 | NA |
| G (other clinical concern) | 6 (2%) | 3 (50%) |
| Any category positive | 39 (11%) | 14 (36%) |
| No category positive | 311 (89%) | 25 (8%) |
Sao2, arterial oxygen saturation.