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Surgery All India exam a6c73a3e

20 yr old boy is brough to the emergency following an A with respiratory distress and hypotension He has subcutaneous emphysema and no air entry on the right side What is the next best step in the management

A
sta IV fluids after inseion of wide bore iv line
B
Needle decompression in the 5th Ics
C
Shift to Icu and intubate
D
Positive pressure ventilation
High-Yield Explanation
Hlistory of clinical examination is suggestive of tension pneumothorax according to trauma updates needle decompression in adults should be done in 5th Ics at mid axillary line * in children needle in 2nd ICS at MCL ref : baile and love 27th ed

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