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whiplash injury

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whiplash injury
Med informal any injury to the neck resulting from a sudden thrusting forwards and snapping back of the unsupported head


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If the system determines a high probability of collision, it automatically activates the front-seat Pre-crash Headrests*3, which move forward and upward in anticipation of an impact, aiming to greatly reduce the risk of whiplash injury.
Additionally, mild traumatic brain injury may also occur after severe whiplash injury, even if the head is not struck and especially if the whiplash involves some rotation of the head in addition to linear movements (Sweeney, 1992).
e speed and acceleration of the first thoracic arch with both pigs and humans, researchers at he tests, researchers found that high NIC values were accompanied by significant spinal column pressure changed in human cases of whiplash injury with long-term symptoms.
 
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