A gunshot victim is brought by ambulance to the emergency room with an open pneumothorax. A bio-occlusive dressing to the chest. The nurse then notes increased dyspnea and sub-q emphysema in the client. What is the nurse's priority action?
a) Prepare the client for insertion of chest tube.
b) Apply a non-rebreather with 100% oxygen.
c) Loosen one side of the bio-occlusive dressing.
d) Obtain a tracheostomy kit and call the surgeon.