What is the medical treatment for a pneumothorax greater than 15%?
A) Systemic antibiotics to treat the inflammatory response
B) An occlusive dressing to equalize lung pressures
C) Interventions to evacuate the air from the pleural space
D) Mechanical ventilation to assist with re-expansion of the collapsed lung
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