A patient involved in a Road Traffic Accident (RTA) presents with: - Absent air entry on the left side of the chest. - Tenderness in the left lower chest wall. What is the next step in the Emergency Medicine Room (EMR) management?
AX-ray
BFAST
CDPL
DCT
Which structure is most likely injured in a 25-year-old man with a bullet wound in the neck, resulting in a tension pneumothorax and collapse of the right lung?
ACostal pleura
BCupula
CRight mainstem bronchus
DRight upper lobe bronchus
Which of the following statements about chest trauma is/are FALSE?
AECG done in all cases a/w sternal fracture
BUnder water seal drainage in all cases a/w pneumothorax and X-ray chest investigation of choice
CUrgent surgery needed in all cases
DAll of the options
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