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This is where the apex of the heart is located, which is made up of the left ventricle, insertion of a chest drain here would have life-threatening consequences.
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Left Fifth intercostal space at the mid-clavicular line
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This area is the recommended site for an emergency tracheotomy in airway management but is not used for chest drain insertion.
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d
Between the cricoid cartilage and sternal notch
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The triangle of safety is used as an anatomical guide for chest drain insertion when managing injuries to the thoracic cavity. These structures form its borders and this location is deemed to pose the least risk of injury to blood vessels, muscle, breast tissue and internal organs.
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a
Between the anterior border of the latissimus dorsi, lateral border of the pectoralis major, apex below the axilla, and horizontal level of the nipple
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This is where the apex of the lungs extends to superiorly. You do not insert a chest drain into the apex of the lung.
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e
3 cm above the medial third of the clavicle
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These structures form the border of the anterior triangle of the neck which houses important anatomical contents of the neck but is not related to chest drain insertion.
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b
Between the midline of the neck, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the inferior border of the mandible
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Pneumothorax
Topic
132
Respiratory
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A 42-year-old female is admitted to A&E after a road traffic accident. She is found to have a tension pneumothorax and a chest tube must be inserted in the triangle of safety.

Which of the following describes the triangle of safety?
a