Suddenly I wish I still worked for the Red Cross.

[camwyn]

Bee Gees hit could save your life

US medics have found the Bee Gees' 1977 hit Stayin' Alive is an ideal beat to follow to perform chest compressions on a victim of a cardiac arrest.

Research says it contains 103 beats per minute, close to the recommended rate of 100 chest compressions per minute.

An author of the study said many people were put off performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)as they were not sure about keeping the correct rhythm....

It just writes itself, man. It totally writes itself.

Comments

[gramarye1971]

That is brilliant.

(It makes me want to go work on a blood drive right now, just so I can talk about this with the donors.)

[nepheliad.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha WOW. I had to stop and try it ... first compress (on my knee because I'm in a car) at the rate I use in the field and then to the beat of the song ...

And they're the same.

That's hilarious.

[hortorum.livejournal.com]

Apparently the song "Nellie the elephant" is also a good fit :-)

[crispengray.livejournal.com]

Ironically, the same beat can be found in Another One Bites the Dust, by Queen.

No, really.