CHAPTER TWO FRONT END COLLISION
Now let’s look at the same collision only from the front. Here we will look at a head on collision again with the Ford F-350 Super Duty colliding with the small economy car carrying 4 passengers. Let’s see how this impact with the force of one Meganewton affects all the occupants of the car that is hit. Driver’s Seat Front: Whiplash: The abrupt deceleraƟon during a head-on collision could lead to severe whiplash, as the neck is jolted forward and then backward in a whip-like moƟon.
It's really important here to understand that there is a thing that happens to our ligaments in this type of hyperflexion and hyperextension injuries, and it's called ligament laxity. And what that means is that the ligament is stretched out of its normal shape, and it never ever ever goes back to its regular shape.
When this happens to us in a whiplash type injury, the ligament can no longer hold our head up like it should. As a result of that our muscles take over and try to hold the head up where the
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