Characterizing injury severity in non-accidental trauma: Does injury severity score miss the mark?

Background Children suffering non-accidental trauma (NAT) are at high risk of death. It is unclear whether markers of injury severity for trauma center/system benchmarking such as injury severity score (ISS) adequately characterize this. Our objective was to evaluate mortality prediction of ISS in children with NAT compared to accidental trauma (AT). Methods Pediatric patients age

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