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How to process the violence required in life-saving measures

My neighbor had a heart attack while I was doing chest compressions on him and I could feel his ribs breaking under my hands but I kept going.

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What we've seen

Emergency care often requires causing harm to prevent greater harm, creating a moral complexity that challenges our intuitive understanding of helping.

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“Where Are You with Emergency and first aid — evidence-based?”

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