Assessment of a patient who fell reveals bruising to her right buttock. Her skin is intact and she complains of tenderness in the area when you palpate it. You would recognize which of the following types of injury?

a. An avulsion
b. An abrasion
c. An open injury
d. A contusion

Answer: d

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a. cerebral perfusion pressure b. hydrostatic pressure c. mean arterial pressure d. intracranial pressure

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