Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions
Closed head injury
959.01
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An unresponsive patient has been ejected from a car as it rolled at a high rate of speed. The primary assessment is complete and you are providing positive pressure ventilation with high-flow oxygen. The patient has a significant deformity to the right side of his head, and both pupils are equal but slow to react to light. He also has deformity to the forearms. Vital signs are: pulse 144,
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