The person was driving a car that hit a tree. The person's head hit the windshield (coup), then the brain rebounded within the skull toward the opposite side (contrecoup). This is an example of what type of injury?

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An acceleration-deceleration injury occurs when the head is suddenly accelerated and then decelerated, causing the brain to move back and forth within the skull. This can result in a coup-contrecoup injury, which is characterized by damage to the brain at the site of impact (coup) and on the opposite side due to rebounding (contrecoup).

The Person Was Driving a Car That Hit a Tree