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Deanocracy t1_it8qnot wrote

Reply to comment by Yaratam in DC 911 took 20 minutes to send paramedics to a man in cardiac arrest by whfsdude

Just learn it.

One misconception people have is that they are injuring someone.

You can put that aside since you do CPR when the person is dead. (Heartbeat has stopped)

So… its not gonna be a poor option vs doing nothing as they continue to have no blood flow.

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random_generation t1_itasy3l wrote

If you’re doing CPR right, you’re probably going to fracture ribs and/or the sternum.

Medicine can be funny sometimes in that in order to save life & limb, sometimes extraordinary means are necessary. Sometimes they result in additional (but not necessarily further) injuries.

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