A trauma surgeon informs you that the patient whom you transported to the emergency department earlier was diagnosed with an epidural hematoma. The patient was taken into surgery and the hematoma was removed, and now the patient is in critical condition. Based on this information, the EMT should recognize that in this patient:
A) Blood from a ruptured vein collected between the dura mater and brain tissue
B) Cerebrospinal fluid accumulated in a pocket on top of the brain tissue
C) Blood from a ruptured artery formed a hematoma within a section of brain tissue
D) A pocket of arterial blood collected between the skull and dura mater
D) A pocket of arterial blood collected between the skull and dura mater
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