Yemen i/ËjÉmÉn/, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km2. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km.
The case described here is unusual, because it concerns a pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery (before truncal bifurcation), a rarely observed localization. Moreover, this pathological condition was an unexpected event, being the uncommon result of a minor blunt trauma (whiplash trauma in a car crash).
Subscribe to our Pain Management Advisor e-newsletter for tips to manage pain. Whiplash typically occurs when a person's head is forcefully and quickly thrown backward and then forward. This motion can injure bones in the spine, disks between the bones, ligaments, muscles, nerves and other tissues of the neck.This type of injury may result from: 1  Auto accidents. 2  Rear-end collisions are the most common cause of whiplash. 3  Physical abuse or assault.4  Whiplash may also result from incidents of being punched or shaken. 5  Whiplash is one of the injuries sustained in shaken baby syndrome.his type of injury may result from: 1  Auto accidents. 2  Rear-end collisions are the most common cause of whiplash. 3  Physical abuse or assault. 4  Whiplash may also result from incidents of being punched or shaken. 5  Whiplash is one of the injuries sustained in shaken baby syndrome.