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We aimed to describe the injury pattern, mechanism of injury (MOI), and outcomes of pediatric trauma in a level 1 trauma centre in one of the Arab Middle Eastern countries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective analysis of pediatric injury data was conducted. All trauma patients (&amp;lt;18 years old) requiring hospitalization between 2012 and 2021 were included. Patients were categorized and compared based on the MOI, age-group and injury severity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 3,058 pediatric patients (20% of the total trauma admissions) were included in the study. The incidence rate in 2020 was 86 cases per 100,000 pediatric population in Qatar. The majority were male (78%) and the mean age was 9.3\u2009\u00b1\u20095.7 years. Nearly 40% had head injuries. The in-hospital mortality rate was 3.8%. The median injury severity score (ISS) (interquartile range; IQR) was 9 (4\u201314) and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was 15 (IQR 15\u201315). Almost 18% required Intensive Care admission. Road Traffic Injuries (RTI) were more frequent in 15\u201318 years old whereas \u22644 years group was mostly injured by falling objects. The case fatality rate was higher among females (5.0%), and in 15\u201318 years (4.6%) and &amp;lt;4 years (4.4%) group. Pedestrian injuries were more lethal among the MOI. One fifth had severe injury with a mean age of 11\u2009\u00b1\u20096 and 9.5% had ISS of \u226525. Predictors of severe injury were age (10 years old and above) and RTI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Almost one-fifth of the trauma admissions at the level 1 trauma centre in Qatar is due to traumatic injuries among the pediatric population. 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