Keep 'Em Alive!

I took my Level C CPR/AED training about two years ago. One thing we were told in  that class was to hum the song "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees when giving CPR. How come? The song has 103 beats per minute the  perfect number to maintain — and retain — the best rhythm for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

The one thing that everyone has trouble with from people who have their CPR training to trained medical professionals is that we dont push on the chest fast enough or hard enough. Thus, the blood does not get to where it needs to go. If you are pushing properly where you should( on the sternum) and the proper depth( 1/3-1/2 for Pediatric CPR and 1 1/2 - 2 for Adult CPR) you should break the persons ribs.

Humming this song helps keep the pace! So everyone go put this song on your ipod in case you ever need to do CPR! It may save a life!!!


The song I posted is a funny little parody.

Another song that has the proper rhythm to it... "Another one bites the dust".......I think I'm going to stick to "Staying Alive".....


That being said, I think it is important for everyone to know how to give CPR properly. If performed quickly and accurately, CPR has been demonstrated to save lives when implemented in the first minutes after someone's heart has stopped.

If you have no formal CPR training you can still help by calling 911 and then begin hands only compressions.

I encourage everyone to go take a CPR  training course, its a good thing to have, and having the ability and knowledge to save a life is worth it.

Have a great day!

Shalom!