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You are called to the scene of an 18 year old male who suddenly become short of breath

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He is experiencing a Breath sounds, this experience are identical to those he felt with a previous pneumothorax. And the assessment reveals the patient to be slightly dyspneic with breath sounds clear and intact bilaterally. During transport, this is most critical for the EMT to monitor continually on this patient.

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