"Staying Alive" vs. "Another One Bites the Dust"

The universal algorithm for adult CPR requires compression of at least 2 inches and a compression rate at least 100 per minute.  How fast is 100 compressions per minute?  



I was surprised to learn that many clinicians use Queen's Another One Bites the Dust to maintain the best rhythm for performing CPR.  Sure, it might have 100 beats per minute.  But is that the message the clinician should have in her head when trying to resuscitate someone?







Surely more appropriate is the Bee Gees' 103-beat-per-minute Staying Alive.  







Other songs to help you maintain the right compression rate include:

• Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi)


• Kickstart My Heart (Motley Crue)


• Dancing Queen (Abba)


• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross)


• Thank God I’m a Country Boy (John Denver)


• Man In The Mirror (Michael Jackson)