42-year-old, male police officer in the neighboring city. He was shot off-duty 2 days ago trying to intervene in an
armed robbery at the gas station. He has had a right thoracotomy, and has a D5W at 125 an hour. He was
transferred to the floor late yesterday evening. He was shot in his right chest. His vital signs upon admission to
the floor were BP 140/72, HR 78, T 98.4 F, 36.9 C, R 20, PaO2 96% room air.
He has a 3-chamber water-seal pleurovac at low continuous suction with minimal drainage. His last chest x-ray
shows his right lungs to be fully expanded, and the plan is to remove the chest tube in two days.