{"id":5131,"date":"2010-12-24T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T14:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2010-12-24T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T14:45:43","slug":"what-is-a-whiplash-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/12\/24\/what-is-a-whiplash-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Whiplash Injury?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When we become involved in an accident, there are a number of injuries we could suffer from<\/strong>; it usually requires a GP to look over the injuries we have suffered and diagnose them before we can fully understand how severe the injuries are.<\/p>\n

A whiplash<\/a> injury is commonly associated with car accidents –\u00a0the impact of a vehicle when it collides causes the neck to jolt either sideways, backwards, or forwards. Even if a vehicle collides when travelling at a slow speed it is still likely that any people in the vehicle may become victim to a whiplash injury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although car accidents are the most common cause of whiplash injuries, they can also be caused by other accidents such as slips,\u00a0trips and falls. If you have suffered a whiplash injury it may take a while for the injury or any pain from the injury to become apparent<\/strong>.
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Whiplash injuries can take from 6 hours to a few days to make themselves known. They may begin with aches and pains around the neck; the pain may then increase. If this happens you should seek medical attention immediately<\/strong>. When doing so you should make your GP aware of the accident you were involved in –\u00a0they will then be able to correctly diagnose your injuries and how they were caused.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Symptoms of whiplash:<\/p>\n