Law & Order (TV Series)
Whiplash (2001)
Leslie Hendrix: ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Quotes
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ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers : It could definitely be from an auto accident. Cause of death was a dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, caused by severe blunt force trauma.
Detective Ed Green : If it was so severe, why wasn't he more beat up?
ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers : Oh, I've seen cases with no exterior bruising. It's a deceleration injury.
Detective Lennie Briscoe : As in motor vehicle deceleration.
ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers : As in whiplash. He's thrown forward, then he gets pulled back by the seat restraints. This extreme jerking motion can cause traumatic injury to the aorta.