A patient involved in a motor vehicle crash suffered a blunt injury to the chest wall and was brought to the emergency department. The nurse assesses the patient for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax?

A patient involved in a motor vehicle crash suffered a blunt injury to the chest wall and was brought to the emergency department. The nurse assesses the patient for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax?


a) Bloody, productive cough
b) Diminished breath sounds
c) Decreased respiratory rate
d) Sucking sound at the site of injury


Answer: d) Sucking sound at the site of injury


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