Easy health tip #2: The Rythm is Gonna Get You
Attention all you certified life savers. This just in from Ask MetaFilter:
From TedW-
What are some catchy, popular songs that have a tempo of about 100 beats per minute?
I help teach CPR (specifically ACLS and BLS for those in the know) at the medical school where I work. The latest (2005) American Heart Association guidelines specify a rate of 100 compressions/minute when doing CPR on all patients. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to do compressions while humming to the beat of a familiar song… …So what are some other songs with this tempo that people delivering CPR can use to pace their compressions? The best answers will find their way into our training. Thanks in advance.
A few of my 100 BPM (Beats Per Minute) CPR favorites:
- Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Culture Club
- Heartbreaker – Mariah carey
- Quit Playin’ Games with My Heart – Backstreet Boys
Ah, I kid, I kid, but it does seem like something that could be helpful under the right circumstances. Just check to make sure their next-of-kin’ isn’t around before you start humming Another One Bites the Dust… (Yes it’s on the list.)
More BPM/life saving goodness after the jump.
Ask MetaFilter: What are some catchy, popular songs that have a tempo of about 100 beats per minute? (pops)
[tags]CPR, First Aid, Health, Music, Humor [/tags]
Did anyone even bother with the obvious…. STAYIN’ ALIVE (and the hip-hop version)