Thursday, October 16, 2008

Stayin' Alive!










WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. doctors have found the Bee Gees 1977 disco anthem "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest compressions as part of CPR on a heart attack victim.


The American Heart Association calls for chest compressions to be given at a rate of 100 per minute in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). "Stayin' Alive" almost perfectly matches that, with 103 beats per minute.

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  1. Hilarious -- and I bet if you wore one of those sexy silvery tops while performing CPR you'd have an even better chance of getting the person's ticker going again.

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