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A 24-year-old tall, thin man presents with sudden onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea after lifting a heavy box. He is haemodynamically stable with oxygen saturation 97% on room air. Chest examination shows decreased breath sounds and hyperresonance over the right apex. Chest X-ray confirms a moderate right-sided primary spontaneous pneumothorax. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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