Citation

Mubarak SJ, Lavernia C, Silva PD. J. Pediatr. Orthop. 1998; 18(1): 46-48.

Affiliation

Children's Hospital-San Diego, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9449101

Abstract

Few studies exist on the cause and nature of injuries to children from ice-cream truck-related accidents. We reviewed the medical records of 11 children with orthopedic injuries treated at Children's Hospital-San Diego from 1985 to 1995 for injuries in such accidents. Of nine children on their way to or from an ice-cream truck who were struck by an oncoming vehicle, all were girls; eight had pelvic or lower-extremity fractures. When ice-cream trucks park on the street, they pose a danger to children, because children are drawn to them, and the trucks' large size blocks the vision of oncoming drivers.

Language: en