Your Patient Was in a Motor Vehicle Collision but Was

question 46

Multiple Choice

Your patient was in a motor vehicle collision but was not discovered until 3 hours after the event. When you examine her, you discover bilateral discolored skin over the mastoid process. You should suspect:

• A) temporal bone fracture.
• B) frontal bone fracture.
• C) basilar skull fracture.
• D) a fractured sinus.