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In the patient after the chest trauma on the right side tachypnea and tachycardia occurred, and soon after the patient’s skin turned pale blue. Low blood pressure was noted. In this situation the first procedure should be:

A. repeated measurement of blood pressure
B. computed tomography of the chest.
C. pleural drainage with a chest tube placed in the 5 intercostal space on the right.
D. insertion of a chest tube with a one-way valve system in the right 2 intercostal space on the upper edge of the III rib.
E. insertion of a chest tube with a one-way valve system in the right 2 intercostal space on the lower edge of the II rib

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