A client is shot in the chest during a holdup and is transported to the hospital via ambulance. in the emergency department, che
st tubes are inserted, one in the second intercostal space and one at the base of the lung. what does the nurse expect the tube in the second intercostal space to accomplish?
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client is shot in the chest during a holdup and in transported to the
hospital via ambulance. In the emergency department chest tubes are
inserted, one in the second intercostal space and one at the base of the
lung. What does the nurse expect the tube in the second intercostal
space to accomplish?<span>- Remove the air that is present in the intrapleural space</span>