Yes, ribs can be broken.
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∙ 2011-07-21 11:48:44Your ribs break.
No! If they find a need to break your ribs, they are way beyond CPR.
Ribs are indestructible
Lungs; your ribs and spine would break.
Andy 6 broke 3 ribs.
You normally don't break ribs during CPR. The sounds you hear is the cartilage, just like when you pop your knuckles. That said, it IS possible to break ribs during CPR. Breaking the ribs, while unintentional, should be the least of your worries. Bones will heal.
Yes, you can.
Yes if you sneeze and hit your ribs on a table but that's not likely to happen
The most easy bone to break in your body are your ribs. Every time somebody is given CPR, some of their ribs break. This is because in they have to compress the chest enough that it actually pumps the heart. Though, small amounts of pressure while giving someone CPR will not break their ribs. But don't worry-- your ribs don't hurt when broken this way, and they heal fast!
CPR can break ribs.
Not at all.
powerful enough to break ribs