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HardRespiratoryPrimary spontaneous pneumothoraxuk-plab-1

A 24-year-old tall, thin man presents with acute onset pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Chest X-ray shows a right-sided primary spontaneous pneumothorax with a 3 cm rim of air between lung margin and chest wall at the level of the hilum. He is haemodynamically stable and minimally breathless. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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