Which one of the following statements about chest injuries is not true?

A) All chest trauma should be considered life threatening until proven otherwise.
B) Chest injury is the number-one leading cause of death from trauma.
C) Victims of chest injury can look fine but deteriorate suddenly.
D) You should always assume cardiac damage with a chest injury until it is ruled out.


Answer: B

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