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How do I relieve tension pneumothorax?

Select Chest tube → Decompress under Procedures.

Overview

Choose Tension Pneumothorax · Obstructive Shock in Hemodynamic State. The right-lung example shows tachycardia, hypotension, low flow, a raised JVP and impaired oxygenation without obligatory pulmonary edema.

Chest tube → Decompress removes pleural obstruction and returns isolated pneumothorax toward normal. Other conditions, manual vitals and interventions remain. Not performed restores the original teaching state.

Positive-pressure ventilation can further impair filling before decompression. Oxygen improves gas exchange but does not relieve obstruction. This is a successful endpoint, not a procedural simulator; suspected tension with instability must not wait for imaging.

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