Open fractures of the cranial vault:
A) cause death due to increased intracranial pressure.
B) are associated with a high risk of bacterial meningitis.
C) typically cause lethal atrial cardiac dysrhythmias.
D) are uncommonly associated with multisystem trauma.
Ans: B) are associated with a high risk of bacterial meningitis.
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