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  2. 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.

  3. Hangman's fracture - Wikipedia

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    A demonstration of a common mechanism of a hangman's fracture in a car accident. The mechanism of the injury is forcible hyperextension of the head, usually with distraction of the neck. This commonly occurs during judicial hanging, when the noose was placed below the condemned subject's chin. When the subject was dropped, the head would be ...

  4. Hyoid bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    Neck trauma, commonly by strangulation, athletic activities, and car accidents, is the cause of a hyoid bone fracture. [1] Other causes include violent vomiting, gunshot wounds, and hanging. [ 2 ]

  5. What to do if you are injured in a car accident - AOL

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    How long you can file a claim for an injury after a car accident depends on your state. Reporting requirements for bodily injury range from one year in Louisiana or Tennessee to 10 years in Alaska.

  6. Cervical fracture - Wikipedia

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    Certain penetrating neck injuries can also cause cervical fracture which can also cause internal bleeding among other complications. Execution by hanging is intended to cause a fatal cervical fracture. The knot in the noose is placed to the left of the condemned, so that at the end of the drop, the head is jolted sharply upwards and to the ...

  7. Cervical collar - Wikipedia

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    Whenever people have a traumatic head or neck injury, they may have a cervical fracture. This makes them at high risk for spinal cord injury, which could be exacerbated by movement of the person and could lead to paralysis or death. A common scenario for this injury would be a person suspected of having whiplash because of a car accident. [4]

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