In this analysis we used BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) encounters with children aged 0-14 years from January 2008 to December 2009. Croup was managed 276 times during that period (at 1.2% of 23 016 encounters with children in this age group). This suggests that croup is managed in general practice about 154,000 times per year nationally.
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