Whiplash Injuries: An injury to the neck when the neck is rapidly forced backward and then forwards or vice versa. It most commonly occurs in vehicle accidents when the vehicle is stopped abruptly or pushed forwards suddenly. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Whiplash Injuries is available below.
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Hyperextension injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle, in an automobile accident. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) - (Source - Diseases Database)
An injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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