(Solved): You are attempting to stabilize a 16 -year-old female who has been stabbed in the chest just under t ...

You are attempting to stabilize a 16 -year-old female who has been stabbed in the chest just under the right arm and you find a sucking sound in the area of the stab wound. The sucking chest wound requires what type of special care?

a bulky dressing to stabilize the chest. Placement of an occlusive dressing. Sterile gauze to control bleeding. Administer positive pressure ventilation.