A client who sustained a rear-end motor vehicle collision is admitted to the emergency department. Which injury should the nurse expect to be present in the client?

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A rear-end motor vehicle collision can cause hyperextension injury to the neck, also known as whiplash, due to the sudden jerking of the head and neck forward and then back. Penetrating injury and rotational injury are not commonly associated with this type of collision. Therefore, the correct option is C, hyperextension injury.

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