WHIPLASH

WHIPLASH IS DISCUSSED AS AN INJURY OCCURRING MOST FREQUENTLY IN REAR END COLLISION. THE EXTENSION-FLEXION MOVEMENTS AND FORCES ARE DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE FIGURES AND PHOTOS. INJURIES RANGE FROM MILD SPRAINS TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO BONE, LIGAMENTS, BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES AND MUSCLES. SYMTOMATOLOGY, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 21, No 12, PP 43-55, 3 FIG, 1 TAB, 1 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Modern Medicine of Canada

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• Authors:
  • Macnab, I
• Publication Date: 1966-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Injuries; Rear end crashes; Whiplash
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1994 12:00AM