Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: A review of TARN data 2008-2017

Roberts, Zoe; Collins, Julie Ann; James, David; Bouamra, Omar; Young, Mike; Lyttle, Mark D.; Roland, Damian; Mullen, Stephen

Abstract

Objectives
Trauma contributes significantly to adolescent morbidity and mortality. We aimed to ascertain the epidemiology of adolescent trauma to inform prevention strategies.

Methods
Data were abstracted from TARN (Trauma Audit Research Network) from English sites over a ten-year period (2008-2017). Adolescents were defined as 10-24 completed years. Descriptive statistical analysis was utilised in this study.

Results
There were 40,680 recorded cases of adolescent trauma. The majority were male (77.3%) and aged 16-24 years old (80%). There was a 2.6-fold increase during the study time frame (p

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 22, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Nov 13, 2019
• Publication Date: Dec 17, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 15, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 20, 2020
• Journal: Emergency Medicine Journal
• Print ISSN: 1472-0205
• Electronic ISSN: 1472-0213
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-208329
• Keywords: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6137344