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The description of "popping" the ribs during CPR reminded me of this medical article in "comic strip" form: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2217632/annals-g

The description of "popping" the ribs during CPR reminded me of this medical article in "comic strip" form: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2217632/annals-graphic-medicine-betty-p https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2217632/annals-graphic-me... Click on each panel to get a larger version.

JshWright 8y ago
"Popping" is a much better description than "breaking". In most cases the ribs aren't actually breaking, their dislocating and the cartilage that attaches them to the sternum is tearing.