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Paramedic Dissertation

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Case reference FOI2026/01958

Received 12 May 2026

Published 10 September 2026

Request

1. I am writing to you to request any information on all emergency department attendances for patients under 18-years of age (up to 17 years and 11 months) that were found to have SVT. For each case, I am looking for:
a. Age,
b. gender,
c. treatment provided,
d. whether treatment was successful and if not what happened after,
e. and arrival method (highlighting those who were conveyed by ambulance).

If there is any other information that the clinical team feel would be helpful based on the information provided, I would be greatly appreciative of this.

Response

1. I am writing to you to request any information on all emergency department attendances for patients under 18-years of age (up to 17 years and 11 months) that were found to have SVT. For each case,


I am looking for:

a. Age,

Age

Number of patients

0-5

16

6-11

14

12-17

28

b. gender,

Gender

Number of patients

Male

37

Female

21

c. treatment provided,

We do not hold data relating to pre-hospital treatment and are therefore unable to answer this question.

d. whether treatment was successful and if not what happened after,

We do not hold data relating to pre-hospital treatment and are therefore unable to answer this question.

e. and arrival method (highlighting those who were conveyed by ambulance).

Arrival Mode

Number of patients

Ambulance

24

Other

34

If there is any other information that the clinical team feel would be helpful based on the information provided, I would be greatly appreciative of this.

 

Arrival Method & Gender

 

 

 

 

 

Ambulance

 

Other

 

Grand Total

Age

Female

Male

Female

Male

 

0

0

<5

<5

<5

7

1

<5

0

0

0

<5

2

0

0

0

<5

<5

3

0

<5

<5

<5

<5

4

0

0

<5

0

<5

5

0

<5

<5

0

<5

6

0

0

0

<5

<5

7

0

<5

0

<5

<5

8

0

0

<5

<5

<5

9

0

<5

0

0

<5

10

<5

0

0

<5

<5

11

0

<5

0

<5

<5

12

0

<5

<5

<5

<5

13

<5

<5

0

<5

<5

14

<5

<5

<5

0

<5

15

0

<5

0

<5

<5

16

0

<5

0

0

<5

17

<5

<5

<5

<5

11

Grand Total

<10

19

16

18

58


All values given as <5 and <10 are done so to prevent this data from being person identifiable. This is done under section 40 (2) of the FOIA. 

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