title: Pediatric emergency department census during major sporting events.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our study attempted to evaluate the effects of major sporting events on the census of a pediatric emergency department (ED) in the United States specifically related to the National Football League Super Bowl, National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals, and Major League Baseball World Series.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective data analysis of our pediatric ED census on the number of visits during major sporting events over a 5-year period. Data during the same period 1 week after the major sporting event were collected for comparison as the control. We evaluated the medians of 2-hour increments around the event start time. Subgroup analysis was performed for games involving the local sporting teams.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results showed no significant difference in ED census during the sporting events, except in the post 6 to 8 hours of the NBA finals. Subgroup analysis of the Los Angeles Lakers showed the same significant findings in the post 6 to 8 hours of the NBA finals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No major difference in pediatric ED census is observed during the most major sporting events in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA. tommyyhokim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tommy Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Besh B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Barcega
authors.forename: T Kent
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Denmark
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States