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Descriptor
English
:
Whiplash Injuries
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Lesiones por Latigazo Cervical
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Traumatismos em Chicotada
Tree Number:
C21.866.700.500
Definition
English
:
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)
History Note
English
:
73; was WHIPLASH INJURY 1963-72
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
15311
Unique Identifier:
D014911
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