A patient admitted to the emergency department following chest trauma has tracheal deviation to the left. The nurse would prepare for which emergency medical intervention?
1. Open thoracotomy
2. Placement of a chest tube
3. Open excision of the pericardial sac
4. Immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Answer: 2
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