A chest radiograph of a patient with a penetrating chest trauma reveals a lateral edge of the left lung that is less than 2 cm from the thoracic cage. What is the most appropriate therapeutic intervention at this time?
A) Insert a chest tube.
B) Administer 100% oxygen and reevaluate a few hours later.
C) Perform emergent thoracotomy.
D) Perform needle decompression.
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