The lungs are clear. Location, JVD, and lack of heart sounds mean cardiac tamponade from hemorrhage into the pericardium. Pericardiocentesis is the next step. Donโt forget, if you see tension pneumothorax or a water-bottle heart (from tamponade) on chest xray, youโve already delayed life-saving therapy.
tinylilronI think this answer may be wrong... I think the correct answer is Emergency Thoracotomy+
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The lungs are clear. Location, JVD, and lack of heart sounds mean cardiac tamponade from hemorrhage into the pericardium. Pericardiocentesis is the next step. Donโt forget, if you see tension pneumothorax or a water-bottle heart (from tamponade) on chest xray, youโve already delayed life-saving therapy.