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A young child is experiencing cardiac arrest, so you immediately begin CPR with chest compressions. As you do so, however, you think that you have pressed too hard and broken a rib. Do you think you should stop the chest compressions or continue, and why? A. Without a medical professional present to treat the broken rib, stop the CPR.
B. Continue. Even if you do break a rib, the more immediate danger is the cardiac arrest.
C. It depends on whether the child has been breathing or not.
D. Stop immediately. The broken rib could puncture the child's lung if you continue.

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