Treating a compound fracture differs from other fractures most significantly due to
A) vascular damage.
B) compound fractures' severity.
C) potential nerve damage.
D) risk of infection.
E) None of the answers are correct.
D) risk of infection.
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A) Atrial diastole B) Ventricular systole C) Ventricular diastole D) Atrial systole
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A) action potential B) excitatory potential C) postsynaptic potential D) generator potential
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responsible for movement.) What will be an ideal response?