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iveyjurea

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An unhelmeted patient who was thrown from a motorcycle has a large scalp avulsion with obvious depression to the top of his head. These findings suggest which of the following injuries?
 
  A) Intracranial hematoma
  B) Linear skull fracture
  C) Open head injury
  D) Basilar skull fracture

Question 2

You respond to a childcare center for a report of an injured 4-year-old. Her pulse is 130 beats per minute. Which of the following BEST describes this finding?
 
  A) Tachycardic
  B) Normal for the child's age
  C) Bradycardic
  D) Unable to determine without knowing the family history



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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