Subsequent to the survey, a 30 minute educational presentation was conducted focusing on the causes, consequences, and prevention of
whiplash injury, as well as the societal costs of whiplash injuries.
Reports suggest that more than three per cent of adults who are in a vehicle during a rear-end collision, experience a
whiplash injury. Wearing seatbelts may cause more whiplash injuries, but more serious head injuries may be prevented.
As a result of the selection criteria for study, the QTF could not generalize its results to the majority of the population at risk for
whiplash injury.
"Johnny Sexton, with his neck and shoulder, it's more of a
whiplash injury," said Schmidt, "and he is certainly feeling a lot better, 48 hours post-game."
"Over the past year the average premium for a comprehensive car insurance policy increased by 8.7% and
whiplash injury will become an increasingly important factor in future premium increases."
The 19-year-old Ireland U20 star had to be carried off after suffering a
whiplash injury in the 19-15 reverse.
Whiplash injury alone costs insurers pounds 1.9bn a year and accounts for 75 per cent of all bodily injury claims.
The insurance company claims many
whiplash injury claims are fraudulent.
Whiplash injury claims are forcing up motor insurance premiums by an average of pounds 66, it is claimed.
In qualifying this, Stevensadds that scientific advances in our understanding of whiplash and crash dynamics increasingly allow medical and engineering experts to identify which bumps simply couldn't have caused a serious
whiplash injuryAlthough
whiplash injury protection is not regulated by European standards or safety organisations, injuries caused by rear impacts can prove to be serious.