Secondary injury after head trauma refers to
A) brain injury resulting from the initial trauma.
B) focal areas of bleeding.
C) brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage.
D) injury as a result of medical therapy.

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Secondary injury is a consequence of the body's response to the primary injury.Injury that is directly related to the initial impact is primary injury.A focal area of bleeding is related to primary injury.Injury that results from medical therapy is not known as secondary injury.

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