You are assessing an adult male who sustained a severe blunt force injury to his anterior chest wall. Which of the following injuries should be suspected if the patient presents with shortness of breath, JVD, early tracheal shift, and bowel sounds heard within the chest cavity?
A) Open pneumothorax
B) Diaphragmatic rupture
C) Laceration of the spleen
D) Myocardial contusion
Ans: B) Diaphragmatic rupture
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