You respond to an 18 year old man who has been assaulted with a baseball bat. He was hit in the chest. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. This condition is most likely related to:
A. commotio cordis
B. cardiac tamponade
C. pneumonthorax
D. traumatic asphyxia
Answer: A. commotio cordis
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