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Data collection involved surveying all parents\/guardians attending paediatric ED during a 1\u2010week period by trained research assistants. We determined the proportion of eligible respondents who sought advice before attending ED, the source of advice, and the type of advice provided.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>One thousand sixty\u2010nine patients presented to ED over the 1\u2010week period. There were 730 responses to the survey, of which 65% (477\/730) had received a total of 620 recommendations prior to ED attendance. Seventy\u2010six per cent (362\/477) had received advice from a single source, 19% (90\/477) had received advice from 2 sources, and 5% (25\/477) from 3 or more sources. The most common sources of advice were general practice consultations (49%), friends\/family (13.5%), and NURSE\u2010ON\u2010CALL (11%). Fifty\u2010four per cent (335\/620) of the recommendations were to attend ED immediately and 12% (77\/620) were to attend if their child was getting worse.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most parents and guardians sought advice from a single source prior to attending an ED. 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