A woman fell from a second-story window onto the concrete sidewalk below. She is unresponsive and has a large depression to the back and top of her skull. Additional findings include abdominal bruising and an angulated left ankle. Your partner reports that the patient's vital signs are pulse, 68 beats/min; respirations, 14 breaths/min and irregular; blood pressure, 198/112 mmHg; and SpO2, 91% on room air. Based on these assessment findings, what should the EMT suspect is occurring?
A) Shock caused by bleeding within the head
B) Shock caused by bleeding, most likely in the abdomen
C) Severe head injury with increasing pressure within the skull
D) Past medical history of untreated hypertension
C) Severe head injury with increasing pressure within the skull
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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