The patient was riding in a car that hit a tree. The head hit the windshield (coup) and then the brain rebounded within the skull toward the opposite side (contrecoup) . This is
A) an acceleration-deceleration injury.
B) a penetrating head injury.
C) an acceleration injury.
D) a deceleration injury.
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