Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions TRAUMA Case #1 - A 34 year old shot in the L upper chest DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 4.) What is the definitive management of this chest injury? Definitive management is placement of a tube thoracostomy in the 4th or 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line. In this patient 300 cc of blood was evacuated immediately and over the next four hours a total of 1000 cc of blood drained and then reduced.
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