Whiplash Rear End Collisions

Whiplash Following Rear End Collisions: A Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Auguist2005; 76:1146-1151
LH Pobereskin

The key points noted in this article include:

This is a unique study because it is a prospective study that looked at all individuals who had been exposed to the trauma of a rear-end motor vehicle collision, whether injured or not, and whether they sought medical attention or not.

Whiplash statistical information

78% of vehicle crash victims will have neck pain lasting more than one week.
52% of vehicle crash victims will have neck pain lasting more than one year.
These numbers (78% and 52%) excluded people with serious injuries requiring immediate transfer to hospital and those who had suffered a head injury. Therefore these numbers are conservative.
13% of vehicle crash victims still cannot work 1 year later.
Striking vehicle speeds are not related to initial neck VAS scores. How long does whiplash last? whiplash residual symptoms
Striking vehicle speeds are not related to the number of days the victim will have neck pain.
Striking vehicle speeds are not related to neck pain severity initially or at one year or neck VAS scores at one year.
"There is little evidence that the severity of the impact predicts the early onset of neck pain or pain at 1 year." [Important]
"It is surprising that it has not been possible to relate estimated striking speeds to early whiplash or to any measure of neck pain severity either early on or at 1 year." [Important, this supports that vehicle speeds and damage are unrelated to injury]
In this study, driving a large car and being struck increased the risk of neck pain. This "seems counter-intuitive. "Large cars are less likely to deform and therefore more of the energy of the collision was transmitted to the occupants."[Very Important] In this study, there was no improvement in symptoms once the compensation claim was settled. [Important]

This article presents more evidence that a lot of people suffer from long term symptoms following whiplash trauma, and that they are not all recovering in a few weeks.

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