Comparison of injury patterns and interventions between adolescent, adult and paediatric trauma cases: A cross-sectional review of TARN data

Objectives The aim is to compare adolescent (10-24.99 years) trauma patterns and interventions to adult (≥25) and paediatric cases (<10) and to identify any transition points. Design and setting Data were collected from the Trauma and Audit Research Network (TARN) over a 10-year period. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. Participants After exclusions there were 505 162 TARN eligible cases. Primary and secondary outcome measures To compare adolescent trauma patterns and interventions to those in paediatric and adult cohorts. Identify transition points for mechanism of injury (MOI) and interventions by individual year over the adolescent age range (10-24.99). Results Road traffic accidents are the most common MOI in the adolescent group, in contrast to both the paediatric and adult group where falls