Emergency medical services utilisation among febrile children attending emergency departments across Europe: an observational multicentre study.

"Declarations Ethics approvalThe study was approved by all the participating hospitals: Austria (Ethikkommission Medizinische Universität Graz, ID: 28–518 ex 15/16), Germany (Ethikkommission der LMU München, ID: 699–16), Greece (Ethics committee, ID: 9683/18.07.2016), Latvia (Centrala medicinas etikas komiteja, ID: 14.07.201 6. No. Il 16–07 -14), Slovenia (Republic of Slovenia National Medical Ethics Committee, ID: ID: 0120–483/2016–3), Spain (Comité Autonómico de Ética de la Investigación de Galicia, ID: 2016/331), The Netherlands (Commissie Mensgebonden onderzoek, ID: NL58103.091.16), and UK (Ethics Committee, ID: 16/LO/1684, IRAS application no. 209035, Confidentiality advisory group reference: 16/CAG/0136). No informed consent was needed for this study. In all the participating UK settings, an additional opt-out mechanism was in place. This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 848196. CT received an additional funding from Stichting Erasmus Trustfonds. The Research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centres at Imperial College London, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Newcastle University. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. For the remaining authors, no sources of funding were declared. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication."