The nurse uses a visual aid to demonstrate how a coup-contrecoup injures the brain.Which information should the nurse include?
A) These injuries allow the brain to twist on the brainstem.
B) These injuries cause the brain to move forward to strike the anterior interior skull.
C) These injuries allow the brain to compress on itself.
D) These injuries cause the brain to strike the bony area opposite of the site of impact.
E) These injuries cause the brain to lose small amounts of cerebrospinal fluid.
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