If proper CPR involves compressing the chest so much such that the ribcage might break - doesnt that breakage risks a bone puncturing the heart?

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[+] -21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Yes. Defibrillator is useless if your heart has stopped.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    That's incorrect.

    Someone might be not breathing for a number of reasons. Most likely however, when you find them unconscious & not breathing on the street it's for cardiac reasons. And then a defibrillator is the one best treatment for that (if the heart has a shockable rhythm that is).

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