Frank blood or clear, watery fluid draining from the ear canal following head trauma is MOST suggestive of a(n):
A) basilar skull fracture.
B) orbital blowout fracture.
C) fracture of the cribriform plate.
D) ruptured tympanic membrane.
Answer: A) basilar skull fracture.
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