Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears of a blunt trauma patient may indicate:
a. epiglottitis.
b. a retropharyngeal abscess.
c. a basilar skull fracture.
d. a perforated tympanic membrane.
C
Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears may indicate a basilar skull fracture. Bloody drai-nage is associated with a perforated tympanic membrane.
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