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NAT finding was made by a Multidisciplinary Child Protection Team of child abuse clinicians, representatives from Child Protective Services, law enforcement, and District Attorney\u2019s offices. The rate of NAT was determined, and prehospital (ie, demographics) and hospital (ie, highest level of care) factor differences were explored between children with injuries sustained from NAT versus accidental trauma (AT). Additional subanalyses examined those among the cohort with head injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The sample included 352 children; 8.5% were found with injuries sustained from NAT. These children were younger, needed higher levels of care (ie, admission) and more likely to have EMS scene times &gt;15 minutes (aOR 3.46) compared with those with AT. Among the population with head injuries (n=121), 9% were sustained from NAT. Like the full cohort, children were younger and more likely to have EMS scene times &gt;15 minutes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our study, a substantial proportion of injured children arriving at the hospital via EMS were victims of NAT. These children were younger and had injuries warranting higher levels of care than those with AT. 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