Rear-end accident victims. Importance of understanding the accident.
Family physicians regularly treat victims of rear-end vehicle accidents. This article describes how taking a detailed history of the accident and understanding the significance of the physical events is helpful in understanding and anticipating patients' morbidity and clinical course. Eight questions to ask patients are suggested to help physicians understand the severity of injury.
Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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D000054:Acceleration; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D019838:Neck Injuries; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis