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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Trauma

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The common terminology used to describe the hyperextension injury resulting from a rear-end collision is known as:
  1. Subluxation
  2. Posterior extension
  3. Whiplash
  4. Contrecoup
Explanation
Answer: C - Whiplash is the common terminology used when describing a hyperextension injury that has resulted from a rear-end collision. When the patient is rear-ended in a vehicle collision, the head hit the headrest and then jostles forward, causing hyperextension of the neck. These patients can have muscular damage, spinal damage or both.
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