Velvet Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 It turns out that the disco classic Stayin' Alive may be aptly named.A new study has found that listening to, or even thinking about, the Bee Gees song helped people doing CPR to time chest compressions accurately.Researchers at the University of Illinois say the song, from the 1977 hit movie Saturday Night Fever, is set to a tempo of 103 beats per minute.American Heart Association guidelines suggest people trying to save lives by doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, should aim for 100 chest compressions per minute.Study participants were able to maintain a rate of 109 beats per minute when they performed CPR on a mannequin while listening to the song.Five weeks later, when they were asked to repeat the task without the music playing, they achieved 113 beats per minute, a rate that is considered acceptably accurate.http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/10/16/cpr-song.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I heard a similar story about Michael Jackson's "Beat it"[color:#cccccc](never mind the single glittery glove theory?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Has anybody tried CPR accompanied by "Pumpkin" by The Tummies?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I thought this thread was about Ollie and 90210. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 A new study has found that berating Ollie in emails causes him great distress. Researchers at the University Of Pansies have discovered that Ollie is, in fact, a delicate flower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I heard that he and CCC have this up in their living room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I heard that Queen's Another One Bites the Dust is even more accurate for CPR timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 A new study has found that listening to, or even thinking about, the Bee Gees song helped people doing CPR to time chest compressions accurately.Very, very, very cool. I can picture it actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) I heard a similar story about Michael Jackson's "Beat it"facking brilliant. Award worthy comeback!! I salute thee. Edited October 17, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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