A patient involved in a motor vehicle crash suffered a blunt injury to the chest wall and was brought to the emergency department. The nurse assesses the patient for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax? a) Sucking sound at the site of injury b) Decreased respiratory rate c) Bloody, productive cough d) Diminished breath sounds

A patient involved in a motor vehicle crash suffered a blunt injury to the chest wall and was brought to the emergency department. The nurse assesses the patient for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax?

a) Sucking sound at the site of injury
b) Decreased respiratory rate
c) Bloody, productive cough
d) Diminished breath sounds

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