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A 66-year-old male was rushed to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident in which he hit his head on the steering wheel. He is experiencing dizziness and a headache. Imaging reveals a lens-shaped accumulation of blood. Based on the symptoms, a hematoma is present between which of the following layers? 

          A 66-year-old male was rushed to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident in which he hit his head on the steering wheel. He is experiencing dizziness and a headache. Imaging reveals a lens-shaped accumulation of blood. Based on the symptoms, a hematoma is present between which of the following layers?
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A 66-year-old male was rushed to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident in which he hit his head on the steering wheel. He is experiencing dizziness and a headache. Imaging reveals a lens-shaped accumulation of blood. Based on the symptoms, a hematoma is present between which of the following layers?
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00:01 Based on symptoms described, mr.
00:15 Keys most likely suffered a cervical spinal injury, possibly a fracture in the c2 vertebrae...
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