A patient was an unrestrained driver in a frontal-impact motor vehicle collision. The nurse would expect which finding?
A) Unstable pelvic structure, causing severe pain on palpation
B) Neck muscle spasms caused by hyperextension of the neck
C) Paradoxical movement of the chest caused by multiple rib fractures
D) Unequal pulses in the lower extremities due to possible femur fracture
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