Question 59 · LDEK · Trauma
Indicate the classical place for the decompression (puncture) of tension pneumothorax:
- A. fifth intercostal space in the parasternal line.
- B. second intercostal space in the mid-clavicular line at the upper rim of the third rib.
- C. third intercostal space in the midaxillary line.
- D. seventh intercostal space in the anterior axillary line.
- E. second intercostal space in the mid-clavicular line at the lower rim of the second rib.
Hint
The needle should pass next to the rib edge that does not carry the intercostal neurovascular bundle.
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