title: Ice-cream truck-related injuries to children.
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.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital-San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mubarak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lavernia
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007054:Ice Cream; D007223:Infant; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*