A female approximately 25 years old was thrown from a vehicle and sustained a penetrating wound to her left chest.The wound is deep and emits a sucking sound with each inspiration.The woman is complaining of severe left chest pain and has no breath sounds over the left side of the chest.Her trachea is in the midline position.What is the most probable diagnosis?

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The woman in the accident sustained a simple, or open, pneumothorax. Each time she inhaled, the rib cage expanded, creating subatmospheric pressure inside her chest.

A Female Approximately 25 Years Old Was Thrown from a Vehicle