uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Recurrent Tension Pneumothorax

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A pre-hospital clinician is managing a 55-year-old male with a suspected tension pneumothorax. The clinician performs a needle thoracocentesis using a 14G cannula in the 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line. After initial decompression, the patient improves but then deteriorates again 10 minutes later. What is the most likely explanation?

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