The secondary assessment of a patient complaining of right leg pain after falling down several stairs reveals a break in the skin where a fractured tibia bone broke through and then retreated back into the leg. The EMT should recognize this as what type of injury?
A) Open fracture
B) Laceration
C) Closed fracture
D) Partial fracture
A
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