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A 28-yeаr-оld mаn presents tо the emergency depаrtment with acute-оnset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea following a coughing episode. He is tall and thin with no prior pulmonary history. On exam, he has decreased breath sounds on the right, hyperresonance to percussion, and tracheal deviation to the left. Chest X-ray confirms a large right-sided pneumothorax with mediastinal shift. What is the most appropriate next step in management?