When a patient arrives in the emergency department with a sucking wound to the left chest, the nurse should:
a. place several layers of gauze dressing over the wound.
b. place the patient in a supine position.
c. cover the wound with an airtight dressing taped on three sides.
d. turn the patient to the left side.
C
Sucking chest wounds should be dressed with a flutter dressing so that air can escape the pleural space, but no more air can be sucked in.
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