Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have required hospital treatment for whiplash arising from a car accident in each year since 2000. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have required hospital treatment for whiplash arising from a car accident in each year since 2000. [195214] Miss Melanie Johnson: The number of people admitted to hospital where the primary diagnosis has been sprain and strain of cervical spine and where the cause has been a transport accident since 2000 is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of admissions 2000-01 534 2001-02 474 2002-03 454 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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