SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 16-year-old boy was tackled hard at football practice. He received hard blows to the chest and abdomen.When assessing a patient who has a blunt-force trauma to the chest, you should be suspicious of:
A. subcutaneous air.
B. liver damage.
C. flail chest.
D. a sucking chest wound.
Answer: C
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