While Performing a Primary Assessment on a Trauma Patient Who

question 42

Multiple Choice

While performing a primary assessment on a trauma patient who has fallen from a roof, you discover absent lung sounds on the right side. Which of the following actions should you take next?

• A) Assess for signs of a tension pneumothorax.
• B) Intubate the patient.
• C) Continue the rapid trauma assessment.
• D) Decompress the patient's chest.

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