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If you're doing CPR, the next person takes over and then the sternum pops... (self.ems)
submitted 4 months ago by ChihuahuaOfDoom to c/ems
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[–] strawberrysocial 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by pops? Like bones breaking?

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's the cartilage breaking that attaches the sternum to the ribs. If you are compressing deep enough to squeeze the heart, that is typically a side effect.

[–] strawberrysocial 1 points 2 months ago

Damn us humans are quite fragile creatures. Thanks for explaining.