To: RandFan
Any last person can do chest compressions? And what happens when that “lay person” starts breaking ribs?
10 posted on
04/01/2021 3:00:18 PM PDT by
Yogafist
To: Yogafist
And what happens when that “lay person” starts breaking ribs?A cracked sternum, damaged cartilage, and cracked or broken ribs is quite common when doing chest compressions. You have to compress the chest roughly 2" for it to be sufficient to circulate the blood and it takes about 60lbs of force to get that compression. We are told every time we take a class that we're likely to hear and feel the cracking and to not give up. Better alive with broken or cracked ribs than dead.
12 posted on
04/01/2021 3:25:45 PM PDT by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: Yogafist
It happens. Even with nurses.
To: Yogafist
Broken ribs are common with CPR. George Floyd had 1 broken rib from CPR in fact. .
18 posted on
04/01/2021 3:55:33 PM PDT by
RC one
(When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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