Racial Disparities in Diagnosis of Concussion and Minor Head Trauma and Mechanism of Injury in Pediatric Patients Visiting the Emergency Department

Retrospective analysis of 6.6 million pediatric ED visits reveals significant racial disparities in concussion diagnosis and mechanism of injury. Non-Hispanic Black children were 34% less likely to receive concussion diagnoses and nearly 4 times more likely to sustain head trauma from assault versus sport compared to White children.