Whiplash injury, whose formal term is whiplash associated disorders, is a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck associated with extension, although the exact injury mechanisms remain unknown. The term cervical acceleration-deceleration describes the mechanism of the injury, while whiplash associated disorders describes the subsequent injuries and symptoms.
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ICD-10 ChapterXIX: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes 2 First Described Sources
1. Whiplash (medicine) (Wikipedia)
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Orthopedics, emergency medicine
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The first case of severe neck pain arising from a train collision was documented around 1919.
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Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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