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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Fifteen Years of Emergency Visits for Whiplash Injuries: Impact of COVID-19 and Campaign to Reduce Minor Injury Admission.

Harpa Ragnarsdóttir, Kristín Rut Arnardóttir, Kristín Briem, Micah Nicholls, Hjalti Már Björnsson

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Harpa RagnarsdóttirDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0002-0057-1036
Kristín Rut ArnardóttirDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Kristín BriemDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0002-0606-991X
Micah NichollsÖssur ehf, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Hjalti Már BjörnssonFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.

Funding

University of Iceland Research Fund 1231-123218
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) is common following motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). The yearly incidence rate in the Western world has been reported to be around 300 per 100,000 habitants, but no publications have examined yearly incidence across a period that includes the COVID-19 pandemic. A retrospective, epidemiological study was conducted in Iceland involving data from the University Hospital and the healthcare centers for the Capital Region for all individuals who visited the emergency department during 2010-2024 due to TAs, with a diagnosis indicating whiplash injury. The yearly incidence rate was calculated and presented per 100,000 person-years and analyzed by age, sex, months, and weekdays. The overall incidence of whiplash injuries was 267 per 100,000 person-years, greater for females than males (

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car accidentscar collisioncervical spineCOVID-19motor vehicle accidentsneck painwhiplash-associated disorders

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PMID40724489
PMCPMC12299914

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