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Injury severity was assessed using the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network prediction rules. We performed multivariable logistic regression, controlling for site, age, sex, Social Deprivation Index, and injury severity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 17\u2009339 patients with BHT were enrolled. For patients aged 2\u00a0years or older, compared with the reference group (\u223c85% non-Hispanic white patients), there was no difference in CT use for Hispanic ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.96; 95% CI, 0.86\u20131.08), non-Hispanic Asian (aOR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.82, 1.37), or Black race (aOR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.89\u20131.19). For patients aged younger than 2\u00a0years, there was no difference in CT use for Asian (aOR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.70\u20131.63) or Black race (aOR, 1.20; 95% CI, 0.89\u20131.62) but less CT use for Hispanic patients (aOR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.59\u20130.96). In all, 6821 patients with BAT were enrolled. Compared with the reference group (\u223c95% non-Hispanic white), there were no significant differences in CT use for patients who were Asian (aOR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.68\u20131.40), Black (aOR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.73\u20131.40), or Hispanic (aOR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.81\u20131.13).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CT use in children with BAT was similar across racial and ethnic groups. 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