Rapid Response: Respiratory

This medical simulation scenario focuses on a 24-year-old female trauma patient who experienced a motor vehicle collision with significant chest injuries, including left rib fractures and a splenic rupture. Following emergency treatment for a left tension hemopneumothorax with chest tube placement, she initially stabilized but developed respiratory distress and hypoxemia within 24 hours of chest tube removal. The scenario emphasizes the identification and management of recurrent pneumothorax, requiring rapid assessment and intervention by a Rapid Response Team, including rapid sequence intubation to secure the airway and stabilize the patient’s respiratory function.