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A restrained driver arrives after a high-speed collision. RR is 34, SpO2 84% on a non-rebreather, BP 78/50, and HR 138. Breath sounds are absent on the right, the right chest is hyperresonant, and the neck veins are distended. A portable chest X-ray is being set up. What should the nurse anticipate first?

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