What is the site for putting needle in chest in a patient with tension pneumothorax: March 2011: (A) 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line, (B) 7th intercostal space, midaxillary line, (C) 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line, (D) 5th intercostal space, just lateral to veebral column
Answer is A. Ans. A: 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line Treatment of tension pneumothorax consists of immediate decompression and is managed initially by rapid inseion of a large bore needle into the second intercostal space in the mid-clavicular line of the affected hemithorax