Dictionary entry

Whiplash

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪplaʃ/

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪplaʃ/

Myanmar Meaning

ကျာပွတ်ရိုက်ချက်။

Definition

whiplash /'wÇplæʃ/ n က်ာပြတ္႐ိုက္ခ်က္။ ❏ whiplash injury n ဇက္မ်က္ျခင္း။ She suffered a whiplash injury in a car crash.

Examples

  1. ‘The driver of the BMW
  2. a 51-year-old from Melksham
  3. was also taken to hospital suffering from whiplash and shock.’
  4. ‘You do have a severe case of whiplash
  5. and
  6. unfortunately
  7. you're going to have to be in a neck brace for a while.’
  8. ‘Firefighters cut the 44-year-old free from the crushed vehicle and he was treated for severe whiplash and back injuries at the Great Western Hospital.’
  9. ‘Mrs Townsend
  10. 58
  11. received severe whiplash and other injuries in the accident last July while driving a delivery van for Cafco Automotive
  12. New Milton.’
  13. ‘Dave Miller will welcome back striker Kenny Smith
  14. who was rested for Tuesday's President's Cup win after suffering whiplash in a road accident.’
  15. ‘On Monday a man was taken to hospital with facial injuries and whiplash after the bollard rose in front of his car.’
  16. ‘Car accidents
  17. excessive head contact in sports
  18. severe whiplash
  19. falls
  20. and blows to the head may all cause concussions.’
  21. ‘The central focus of the book relates to the author's work with motor vehicle accident victims suffering with whiplash and post-concussion syndrome.’
  22. ‘In other patients
  23. he discovers a spinal injury
  24. such as whiplash
  25. occurred before the onset of symptoms.’
  26. ‘Rob Smith from East Mount Road said he started swimming to help him with serious back problems after suffering whiplash in a car accident.’
  27. ‘All SBS cases had a clinical history of whiplash shaking of the head and had autopsy findings of subdural
  28. subarachnoid
  29. and bilateral retinal hemorrhages.’
  30. ‘She escaped with severe bruising and whiplash while her sister Pauline
  31. 21
  32. had fractures to an arm
  33. a foot and a cheekbone.’
  34. ‘The first followed a head on collision with a bus
  35. where she had to be cut out of the car and fortunately her only injury was severe whiplash.’
  36. ‘The children
  37. pupils of William Harrison School and Beckett School in Gainsborough
  38. were treated for minor injuries
  39. at Lincoln County Hospital.’
  40. ‘A paramedic was taken to hospital suffering from whiplash when his ambulance hit the ‘intelligent’ rising bollard in Stonebow.’
  41. ‘One officer was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital for head injuries and whiplash.’
  42. ‘In January this year
  43. a paramedic was taken to hospital with whiplash when his ambulance hit the bollard as the vehicle sped to a 999 call.’
  44. ‘He spent seven weeks in hospital and his wife received severe whiplash and internal injuries.’
  45. ‘A 4x4 vehicle hit the side of the car containing the pregnant woman
  46. who was taken to hospital suffering from severe whiplash and bruising.’
  47. ‘Correctly adjusted headrests can significantly reduce the injury from whiplash and should be installed onto car seats wherever possible.’