Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Savin´ a life
STUDENT doctors have found an amazing aid to prevent patients with heart failure from dying — the Bee Gees classic Stayin’ Alive.
The Seventies tune bounces along at 103 beats per minute, almost the perfect rhythm to use during CPR, when hand pressure is applied on the chest to keep blood-flow going.
Now young doctors are training for the technique while listening to the Gibb brothers’ disco classic on their iPods.
They are told to time chest compressions to the beat and have averaged 109 per minute.
Later, the students from the University of Illinois are made to perform the same drill without the Saturday Night Fever music but are told to think of the hit while doing the chest pumps.
Study author Dr David Matlock said: “The song motivates them to keep up the rate, which is the most important thing.”
He said Stayin’ Alive was effective because it was so catchy and lodged itself in your head
CPR can triple heart attack survival rates when properly performed but many people hesitate about using it because they are not sure about keeping the proper rhythm.
But American Heart Association spokesman Dr Vinay Nadkarni said: “The Bee Gees just hit upon this natural rhythm that was very catchy, very popular and that helps us do the right thing.”
This is hilarious! I can imagine our ER blasting this song during a code so that everyone can keep a proper rhythym! 
Only for 2 days with Christmas please!
