You are assessing a patient who was involved in a motorcycle accident. He states that he saw an oncoming car and "laid the bike down" to avoid an outright collision. He was wearing a helmet. Which injury pattern would make sense given the action of the motorcyclist?

A) Angulation to both femurs with protrusion
B) "Road rash" to the entire body surface
C) Burn to the inside of the leg from the motorcycle exhaust pipe
D) Bilateral broken forearms with upper extremity trauma


C) Burn to the inside of the leg from the motorcycle exhaust pipe

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