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) . For which type of traumatic brain injury should the nurse plan care for this patient?
A) acceleration-deceleration
B) rotational
C) contact
D) stationary
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