An ER physician is placing a central venous catheter (CVC) i…
An ER physician is placing a central venous catheter (CVC) in a disoriented patient’s subclavian vein with a nurse assisting. The patient is having difficulty holding still during the procedure and the physician accidently causes trauma to the patient’s lung. The nurse immediately assesses the patient and finds he is becoming increasingly short of breath and she auscultates a crunching sound with the heartbeat. What complication does the nurse suspect has occurred?