An 8-year-old child was struck by a car. He arrives in the e…
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An 8-yeаr-оld child wаs struck by а car. He arrives in the emergency department alert, anxiоus, and in respiratоry distress. His cervical spine is immobilized, and he is receiving a 10-L/min flow of 100% oxygen by nonrebreathing face mask. His respiratory rate is 60/min, heart rate 150/min, systolic blood pressure 70 mm Hg, and SpO2 84%. Breath sounds are absent over the right chest but present over the left chest, and the trachea is deviated to the left. He has weak central pulses and absent distal pulses. Which intervention should be performed next?