How often are bones broken when giving CPR? My friend who is in rescue said that broken bones are common among CPR patients.
In the series of autopsy cases that survived to hospital admission among my research database, those who underwent CPR almost universally have sternal and/or rib fractures. Of course, these are folks who died of blunt trauma for the most part (some drownings and other assorted causes) but it's nearly universal and a significant increase above the baseline for those who survived long enough to warrant resuscitation efforts.