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Although drivers and passengers, whatever their age and gender, are at risk of suffering a whiplash injury if the vehicle they are travelling in is involved in a crash, some people are more likely to suffer neck injury than others.
In May 2008, a research team from Umea University in Sweden revealed that women are at higher risk of sustaining a whiplash injury than men if their car is hit from the rear.
The study, which focused on data collected from 400 accidents in which a woman driver was in a road traffic accident, showed that women are three times more likely to sustain this type of neck injury than their male counterparts.
After conducting further research into how 200 men and women adjusted their seats, the researchers deduced that this heightened risk of whiplash injury was due to five main factors:
A spokesperson for the UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents stated at the time, "A properly adjusted head restraint will help prevent whiplash by reducing the distance between the back of the head and head restraint, stopping the neck from bending back.
"It will also reduce the amount of time it takes your head to initially contact the head restraint, and increase the amount of time that your head is supported during an accident.
"It's important everyone adjusts the head rest as necessary – every time the car is used if there are different drivers using it."
If you have sustained a whiplash injury due to another driver's negligence on the road, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim for your pain, suffering, and any loss of earnings regarding your injury.
Regardless of your gender, age, or whether you were the driver or a passenger, if you have suffered a personal injury which was not your fault, you should contact YouClaim.
Phone us on 0800 10 757 95 or use our live help service to get started online.
Our legal advisers will assess your claim, and if you have a valid case we could find a professional personal injury solicitor to represent you.
Our services are free, win or lose. Contact us today to ask any questions regarding making a claim, or to take legal action against the person, organisation or company responsible for you whiplash injury.
