Warning of "disease" Whiplash

The number of complaints about the vulnerability Whiplash (first lurch as the top wire whip) followed by the car accident is skyrocketing, according to the insurance companies Anh.

Whiplash wounds on the soft tissue

Association of British Insurance (ABI) said members of them have received nearly 1,200 complaints about the evidence of this disease every day, equivalent to the amount of the cost is 2 billion board UK each year. The damage caused so NHS spend about 8 million British table each year.

According to specialists, the driver can reduce the risk of infected Whiplash injury by adjusting for the title in the car at the height just right.

Whiplash Syndrome occurs when the soft tissue in the neck was destroyed by the unusual and touching and often related to traffic accidents in which vehicles of the victims were from behind the concrete.

While many cases accidents can cause patients to be mild pain and bone pain in a few days later, it can lead to permanent disability.

ABI's report on the injuries England have said is "the capital of the evidence Whiplash" of Europe, accounting for up to 3 / 4 of injuries related to car accidents.

In 2007, more than 430,000 people have complaints about the evidence Whiplash. Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the ABI said that the evidence of this has now become a "disease" and it "the price is not acceptable" for the government, individuals, and entrepreneurs .

Edmund King, Chairman of the AA said most were driving Whiplash injuries of their own can be prevented, even when they have no fault in causing the accident.

"The driver and passengers can support the ability to prevent becoming a victim of the evidence Whiplash by adjusting the tua do first before driving. The peak of the first title should be kept in the top of the top drivers, while the beginning of the following should be kept near the top concern of possible, and the ideal is to touch first division title. The driver can avoid them and others were the Whiplash injury by keeping safe distance of at least two seconds for the vehicle in front.