A 24- year old man falls on the ground when he is struck in the right temple by a baseball. While being driven to the hospital, he lapses into coma. He is unresponsive with the dilated right pupil when he reaches the emergency depament. The most impoant step in initial management is:

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Craniotomy

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CT scan of the head

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X-ray of the skull and cervical spine

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Doppler ultrasound examination of the neck

A 24- year old man falls on the ground when he is struck in the right temple by a baseball. While being driven to the hospital, he lapses into coma. He is unresponsive with the dilated right pupil when he reaches the emergency depament. The most impoant step in initial management is:

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