An elderly patient was a restrained driver of a vehicle that…
An elderly patient was a restrained driver of a vehicle that sustained a lateral impact to the driver’s side door. The patient is unresponsive, trachea is midline, neck veins are flat, and lung sounds are absent on the left side with hypo-resonance noted. There are broken ribs on the left side and the abdomen is flat and non-tender. The paramedic should suspect which injury and what is the best management? Management (Choose 1) Injury (Choose 1)