Disco Could Save Lives – Nurses Pumping CPR to the Beat

I saw this article at CNN.com and couldn’t resist sharing it with you.  The next time you take your CPR refresher, don’t forget to bring your mirror ball and platform shoes.  Nurses who use their 70′s disco cred could end up saving more lives with more effective compressions.

(c’mon, you know you remember disco)

The song “Staying Alive” from the disco era classic “Saturday Night Fever” is apparently the perfect beat to learn CPR compressions.  At 103 beats per minute, the catchy tune gives CPR students something they can remember to get up to speed when performing compressions.

This is a great idea and I love articles that point out clever instructors thinking outside of the box about class motivation and learning.  We’ll all get a chuckle but, more importantly, we’ll all remember the proper pacing and rhythm and that’s what it is all about.  Bring along your music players to the next community CPR class and let them all boogie to the beat!

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Find and buy the Bee Gees “Stayin Alive” at iTunes and have some fun at your next CPR Class!