ChihuahuaOfDoom to ems • 5 months agoIf you're doing CPR, the next person takes over and then the sternum pops...message-square7arrow-up130arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareIf you're doing CPR, the next person takes over and then the sternum pops...ChihuahuaOfDoom to ems • 5 months agomessage-square7file-text
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoomOPlink3•5 months agoIt’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.
minus-square@strawberrysociallinkEnglish1•3 months agoDamn us humans are quite fragile creatures. Thanks for explaining.
What do you mean by pops? Like bones breaking?
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.
Damn us humans are quite fragile creatures. Thanks for explaining.