Blunt Right Chest Trauma in Surgery — 45yo Man | Trauma Surgery | SMLE Q#11937
SMLE Question #11937
Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Objective: OBJ-TRM-AIRWAY-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 45-year-old man is brought after a motor vehicle collision with blunt right chest trauma. He has severe right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Examination shows ecchymosis and focal tenderness with paradoxical inward movement of a right anterolateral chest wall segment during inspiration. Breath sounds are equal bilaterally. What is the most appropriate initial management for this patient?
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