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You do not want to seal the wound completely. You want to use a bandage that is sealed only on 3 sides. One side of the bandage needs to be left open to allow pressure form the chest cavity to escape during exhalation. A completely sealed bandage will cause the pneumothorax to become worse since the pressure can not leave the chest cavity.
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Huh! Thanks, I didn't know that! Of course, my EMT training is a little outdated... by about 2 decades! 
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