| Front | How should you treat tension pneumothorax? |
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| Back | Treat this with high-flow oxygen via non-re-breathing mask. Be cautious about providing positive-pressure ventilation to a patient with this condition. Usually the only action that can prevent eventual death from this is decompression of the injured side of the chest. This can be performed by ALS personnel. |
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