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)
Entry Version
WHIPLASH INJ
Entry Term(s)
Injuries, Whiplash
NLM Classification #
WE 708
Public MeSH Note
73; was WHIPLASH INJURY 1963-72
Online Note
use WHIPLASH INJURIES to search WHIPLASH INJURY 1966-72
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)
