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Honored Contributor
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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

I read this today. I thought I would post it and  hope you spread it around. I love this song so it's  easy.

 

 U.S. doctors have found that the Bee Gees disco song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest compressions as part of CPR on a heart attack victim. The 1977 hit song has a rhythm of 103 beats per minute (bpm), which is close to the recommended rate of at least 100 chest compressions per 60 seconds that should be delivered during CPR. In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) officially recommends that if you see someone collapse, you should "call 9-1-1 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song "Stayin' Alive."

 

Just sayin'.

Honored Contributor
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010
Yes, I just answered a daily trivia question on this, I took a lucky guess and got it right, what a fitting title for this!!!
Honored Contributor
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Me, too, shel!

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Registered: ‎11-23-2013

I can't resist.  Apologies in advance.

 

Ah ah ah ah stayin' alive, stayin' alive!

 

I learned that tip in CPR training a few years ago.  Our intern was in his early 20s and wasn't familiar with the song.

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Registered: ‎07-04-2014

Thanks a lot ladies.  Just what I needed, another blast from the past circulating in my head !  You've opened up the proverbial flood gate to old tunes I'd thought myself free of.   Nice diversion !

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Registered: ‎07-29-2014

Excellent alert.  8)

 

I read this a few years ago, saw a video on YouTube, and ever since have thought of this song whenever I read/hear about CPR.

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We did our water aerobics class last night to all BeeGees tunes.

 

BeeGees are good for your health Smiley Very Happy

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