The secondary assessment of a patient who complains of right leg pain after falling down several stairs reveals a break in the skin where a fractured tibia bone broke through and then recessed back into the leg. The EMT should recognize this as which type of injury?

A) Open fracture
B) Laceration
C) Closed fracture
D) Partial fracture

A) Open fracture

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

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