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  • COVID-19 pandemic restrictions led to significant societal changes.
  • Understanding the impact of these restrictions on child health is crucial.

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  • To evaluate the immediate health effects of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on children.
  • To analyze trends in paediatric emergency room (ER) visits during the pandemic.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective examination of paediatric ER visits at Helsinki University Hospital.
  • Comparison of visits during the first COVID-19 wave (March-May 2020) with pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods (2015-2019 reference).

Main Results:

  • Total paediatric ER visits decreased by 23.4% during the pandemic period.
  • Decreases were primarily due to fewer infectious disease-related visits; surgical visits remained stable.
  • The severity of illness among children visiting the ER did not increase, and visits returned to baseline post-restrictions.

Conclusions:

  • Paediatric ER visits decreased during COVID-19 restrictions.
  • Children seeking emergency care were not more severely ill during this period.
  • The study indicates no immediate detrimental health effects of pandemic control measures on children.