biostudies-literatureTomas CAdvancing a Healthier Wisconsin EndowmentNCATS NIH HHS107-113https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12679271biostudies-literatureUnknown31(2)<h4>Background/purpose</h4>Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to describe temporal trends of paediatric traumatic injury over an 11-year period by mechanism of injury (MOI), age, sex, race and ethnicity, injury severity and hospital discharge disposition.<h4>Methods</h4>The National Trauma Data Bank was queried to identify paediatric patients (1-17 years old) injured from 2012 to 2022. Two-sided non-parametric Mann-Kendall trend tests were used to evaluate temporal trends of MOI for all patients and within demographic groups.<h4>Results/outcomes</h4>Over the 11-year period, 1 092 308 injury records met study inclusion criteria and had complete demographic and MOI data. Across all patients, there was a signifInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury PreventionMechanisms of paediatric injury: an 11-year review of injury trends from the National Trauma Data Bank.PMC12679271UL1 TR001436deRoon-Cassini TLevas MTomas CCassidy LFlynn-O'Brien KKallies KfalseMechanisms of paediatric injury: an 11-year review of injury trends from the National Trauma Data Bank.<h4>Background/purpose</h4>Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to describe temporal trends of paediatric traumatic injury over an 11-year period by mechanism of injury (MOI), age, sex, race and ethnicity, injury severity and hospital discharge disposition.<h4>Methods</h4>The National Trauma Data Bank was queried to identify paediatric patients (1-17 years old) injured from 2012 to 2022. Two-sided non-parametric Mann-Kendall trend tests were used to evaluate temporal trends of MOI for all patients and within demographic groups.<h4>Results/outcomes</h4>Over the 11-year period, 1 092 308 injury records met study inclusion criteria and had complete demographic and MOI data. Across all patients, there was a signif2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Mar2026-06-05T22:28:08.868Z2026-05-22T03:15:58.948ZS-EPMC126792713998836510.1136/ip-2024-045440