Medical MCQ - What is the 1st thing to be done to a patient with tension pneumothorax-

What is the 1st thing to be done to a patient with tension pneumothorax-

Insertion of wide bore needle in the inter costal space

Water seal drainage

Leave the patient at rest for air to be absorbed

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Insertion of wide bore needle in the inter costal space

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Tension should be immediately released by placement of a large bore needle followed immediately by insertion of a thoracostomy tube.

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