I heard the pooping noise was caused from the bursting of air bubbles betwixt and between moving cartilage and muscle, can anyone confirm?
Of course I meant to say popping noise, not pooping...
Heh.. No, the pooping noise is the sphincter releasing. ;D But seriously. Two things to remember.
One, our ribcage is designed specifically to give structure to our thoracic cavity, allowing negative pressure caused by the diaphragm to suck air in during inspiration, and then passively push air out during exhalation without collapsing on itself like a beachball. It's also designed for protection of our internal organs... Hence why the heart is protected behind the ribs, deviated to the left, in its own little niche of the chest, in it's own shock-absorbing sac, behind strong chest muscles (and in some people, fat). It's arguably the most important organ, and the body therefore protects it the most. During CPR, your job is to manually squeeze this organ from the outside... If you aren't breaking ribs, you probably aren't going deep enough to effectively cause a compression of the heart to force blood into the system.
Second, as Vene said, it's perfectly natural to be very upset after certain calls, especially the first one. Our job requires us to see the worst (and occasionally, best) that life has to offer, and see it over and over. Everyone else's "worst day ever" becomes our typical work day. There -IS- a learning period where you adjust to this profession, and it can be confusing and eye-opening and emotional. And frankly, it scares me if people -DONT- have these reactions, because it makes me wonder if they truly care about patients or outcomes.
Just remember, you are still a human, and still have human emotions. It's perfectly acceptable to express them and deal with them, so long as it doesn't impact your patient care.
