Literally, “I can’t breathe” as I walked by.. then I watched her 31 year old body collapse onto her bed - in the ER.. a perfectly stable patient that suddenly coded right in front of my eyes. I was just a medical student back then.. started compressions and physically felt the cracking of her ribs.. those of you in the health care field who have done compressions know the difference between a young rib cage and a weathered, brittle one seen in the elderly.. it was horrifying and has effected me in many ways. That was the first code I was ever in and a 31 year old previously healthy woman died in front of me.