A pre-hospital physician is performing a finger thoracostomy on a trauma patient. What is the correct anatomical position for the incision?...

Question

A pre-hospital physician is performing a finger thoracostomy on a trauma patient. What is the correct anatomical position for the incision?

Accepted Answer

4th or 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line within the safe triangle

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3rd intercostal space in the midaxillary line

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5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line

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2nd intercostal space in the midclavicular line

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6th intercostal space in the posterior axillary line

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Finger Thoracostomy