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Case #1 -
A 34 year old shot in the L upper chest

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
3.) What is a quick temporary management of a sucking chest wound?

The temporary emergency management for a sucking chest wound is an occlusive dressing taped on only three sides to prevent development of a tension pneumothorax and to allow adequate ventilation.  
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