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lbcchick

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Your patient was in a motor vehicle collision but was not discovered until 3 hours after the event. When you examine her, you discover bilateral discolored skin over the mastoid process. You should suspect:
 
  A) temporal bone fracture.
  B) frontal bone fracture.
  C) basilar skull fracture.
  D) a fractured sinus.

Question 2

Which of the following uses for ultrasound is NOT indicated in the prehospital setting?
 
  A) Suprapubic, to identify the outline of the urinary bladder and uterus
  B) Cardiac, to identify the cardiac wall motion and pericardial space
  C) Umbilical, to identify the gestation age and sex of the fetus
  D) Left upper quadrant, to identify the diaphragm and the spleen



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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