The following Sackler911 poll is now closed. Here are the
final results:
POLL QUESTION: A 24 year-old man comes to the E.R. after being involved in an
automobile collision. You clear his airway, but find absent breath sounds in
the right chest. Distended neck veins are present and a blood pressure of 80/60
mm Hg (normal: 120/80) is measured. Which of the following would be your next
course of action?
CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Send the patient for a chest x-ray, 4 votes, 30.77%
- Continue with the patient examination before determining treatment, 2 votes,
15.38%
- Immediately insert a needle/chest tube into the right chest , 7 votes, 53.85%
- Prepare the patient for surgery, 0 votes, 0.00%
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