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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A neck injury caused by sudden movement of the head relative to the body.
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Specification P6.1f · Physics Paper 2
Revise: Dangers of Large DecelerationsFor example, the head can move suddenly relative to the torso, straining the neck. This can cause whiplash, a neck injury associated with sudden relative movement of the head and body.
Physics, Combined Science
Those forces can injure passengers, including causing whiplash when the head moves suddenly relative to the body.
Describe whiplash as sudden movement of the head relative to the body, not simply as the whole person moving forwards.
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