A 17-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle crash. The patient was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. The steering wheel was broken and the windshield was smashed during the accident. The patient is
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A. Partial rupture of the aorta
B. Maintenance of an intact adventitial layer
C. Aortic aneurysm formation
D. First rib fracture
E. Maintenance of hypertension