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Risk of Injury is much better than drowning alongside then.. (But I'm not a lifeguard -- so I'll shutup) // I was somewhat shocked when I did an L2 First Aid
by whatusername 16y ago
Risk of Injury is much better than drowning alongside then.. (But I'm not a lifeguard -- so I'll shutup)
// I was somewhat shocked when I did an L2 First Aid course a couple of years back. The Ambulance Officer running the class talked about CPR -- push much harder than you think you should. A couple of broken ribs will heal. A stopped heat beat wont.
- CWuestefeld 16y agoYes. I was advised by an Army medic that effective CPR will break ribs. Also, you need to blow really hard for the breathing to be effective -- you need to see the chest actually move upwards as a result of your blowing. If you've had CPR training, hopefully you had an opportunity to use a real Resusci-Annie (sp?), which has sensors indicating that your doing both the chest compression and the breathing with sufficient force. That same medic also told me that generally the victim will vomit, probably right into your mouth.
- JshWright 16y agoTypically the crunching sensation you feel is tearing of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum. Unless you're doing CPR on a little old lady with osteoporosis, that cartilage is going to tear before the ribs break.