10th September 2020

A 32-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with sudden onset mild pleuritic chest pain

A 32-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with sudden onset mild pleuritic chest pain. He is clinically stable. Chest X-ray is normal except for a 3cm pneumothorax.

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most appropriate management of their pneumothorax. Select ONE option from the list above.