In a patient with a pneumothorax following a stab ...

ATLS 10th Edition Post Test

Question Number 56

In a patient with a pneumothorax following a stab wound, the chest tube is best inserted at which level?

Between the 4th and 5th intercostal spaces, just anterior to the mid axillary line

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Between the 4th and 5th intercostal spaces, just anterior to the mid axillary line

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