A sudden compression of the chest wall that forces blood to flow backward in the blood vessels is called:

A) pneumothorax.
B) crepitus.
C) traumatic asphyxia.
D) flail chest.


Answer: C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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