Whiplash Injuries

"Whiplash Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D014911
MeSH Number(s)	C26.700.500
Concept/Terms	Whiplash Injuries Whiplash Injuries Injuries, Whiplash Injury, Whiplash Whiplash Injury

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Diseases [C]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Neck Injuries [C26.700]
Whiplash Injuries [C26.700.500]

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