Commotio cordis is a condition in which:
A. immediate cardiac arrest occurs when the chest is impacted during the heart's repolarization period.
B. shearing forces tear the aorta from its point of attachment, resulting in profound intrathoracic hemorrhage.
C. a patient takes a deep breath just before blunt trauma to the chest, resulting in rupture of one or both lungs.
D. increased intrathoracic pressure causes the intercostal muscles to bulge from in between the ribs.
Answer: A. immediate cardiac arrest occurs when the chest is impacted during the heart's repolarization period.
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