Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears of a patient who has sustained blunt trauma may indicate
A)epiglottitis.
B)aspiration.
C)basilar skull fracture.
D)perforated tympanic membrane.
E)retropharyngeal abscess.

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Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears may indicate a basilar skull fracture. Epiglottitis and retropharyngeal abscess will result in airway obstruction, and aspiration will result in hypoxemia. A perforated tympanic membrane will have bloody drainage.

Clear or Amber Drainage from the Nose or Ears of a Patient