A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department with a Gunshot

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority?

• A)Draw arterial blood gasses.
• B)Assist with a chest tube insertion.
• C)Give the patient low-flow oxygen.
• D)Assess for clubbing of fingernails.

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