You are stabilizing a patient who has just been stabbed in the chest to the right of the mediastinum. After placing the patient on supplemental oxygen, his shortness of breath resolves. You also cover the wound with an occlusive dressing. The patient is asymptomatic at the time you're making the decision to transport. Which of the following BEST encapsulates the correct strategy for transport?
A) Begin transport non-emergently and upgrade if the patient's condition deteriorates.
B) Transport the patient non-emergently because he's complaint free.
C) The patient does not necessarily need transport, so allow him to refuse if he wants.
D) Transport the patient emergently because of the high index of suspicion for a serious injury.
D
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