10th September 2020

A 45-year-old patient is brought into major resus after a head-on collision with another car

A 45-year-old patient is brought into major resus after a head-on collision with another car. On primary survey, there are quiet breath sounds and hyper resonance under a heavily bruised chest. She is haemodynamically unstable and her trachea is deviated to one side.

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