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Yes, if one of your ribs is broken. There are cases of accident victims with heart attack and broken ribs (e.g. car drivers in a crash) being killed by rescue workers giving cardiac massage for the heart attack, only to accidentally drive a broken rib through the heart wall. Poor outcome generally....

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