You're an off-duty EMT who encounters a patient sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle that ran off the road along an isolated county road. It appears the patient was unrestrained, or not wearing a seat belt, and struck the steering wheel with his chest. On assessment, you notice a paradoxical motion to the patient's chest on inspiration and expiration. When you radio for dispatch of an ambulance,
which of the following pieces of information would you be sure to include?
A) The patient is showing signs of an open chest injury.
B) The patient may have a flail chest.
C) The patient may have an abdominal evisceration.
D) The patient is showing signs of abdominal bleeding.
B
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