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  2. Coup contrecoup injury - Wikipedia

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    In head injury, a coup injury occurs under the site of impact with an object, and a contrecoup injury occurs on the side opposite the area that was hit. [1] Coup and contrecoup injuries are associated with cerebral contusions, [2] a type of traumatic brain injury in which the brain is bruised. Coup and contrecoup injuries can occur individually ...

  3. Traumatic brain injury - Wikipedia

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    Damage may occur directly under the site of impact, or it may occur on the side opposite the impact (coup and contrecoup injury, respectively). [67] When a moving object impacts the stationary head, coup injuries are typical, [69] while contrecoup injuries are usually produced when the moving head strikes a stationary object. [70]

  4. Closed-head injury - Wikipedia

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    Closed-head injuries are caused primarily by vehicular accidents, falls, acts of violence, and sports injuries. [4] Falls account for 35.2% of brain injuries in the United States, with rates highest for children ages 0–4 years and adults ages 75 years and older. [3] Head injuries are more common in men than women across every age group. [3]

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  7. Whiplash (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Before the invention of the car, whiplash injuries were called "railway spine" as they were noted mostly in connection with train collisions. The first case of severe neck pain arising from a train collision was documented around 1919. [8] The number of whiplash injuries has since risen sharply due to rear-end motor vehicle collisions.

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  9. Head injury - Wikipedia

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    While impact on the brain at the same site of injury to the skull is the coup effect. If the impact causes the head to move, the injury may be worsened, because the brain may ricochet inside the skull causing additional impacts, or the brain may stay relatively still (due to inertia) but be hit by the moving skull (both are contrecoup injuries).