firemedic0227
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So I had a test the other day that had a question something along the lines of ... You have successfully Needle Decompressed a Tension Pneumothorax showing equal and bilateral lung sounds. After a few seconds you see your SpO2 level at 83% and you no longer hear lung sounds on the Needle Decompression side. Should you ...
A. Remove the Catheter and occlude the puncture site
B. Add another Catheter near the orginal Catheter
C. Pull Out that Catheter and insert another larger bore Catheter
D. Decompress the other side of the chest
I don't remember reading anything about this or hearing anything about this while in Medic Class. I went back to my text book and can't find anything on it either.
A. Remove the Catheter and occlude the puncture site
B. Add another Catheter near the orginal Catheter
C. Pull Out that Catheter and insert another larger bore Catheter
D. Decompress the other side of the chest
I don't remember reading anything about this or hearing anything about this while in Medic Class. I went back to my text book and can't find anything on it either.
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