During a physical education class,a student is hit in the eye with the end of a baseball bat.When examined in the emergency department,the nurse notes the presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.This finding indicates the presence of:

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Hyphema is the term for blood in anterior chamber is a serious result of blunt trauma (a fist or a baseball)or spontaneous hemorrhage and may indicate scleral rupture or major intraocular trauma.

During a Physical Education Class,a Student Is Hit in the Eye