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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:56 AM Jan 2012

British Heart Foundation ad: Make CPR 'hard and fast'

A new advertising campaign by the British Heart Foundation is urging the public to forget about "mouth-to-mouth" and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR.

The new advert, starring former Wimbledon footballer-turned actor Vinnie Jones urges the public to perform CPR "hard and fast" to the tempo of the Bee Gees' hit Stayin' Alive.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16222180

I would not suggest you use 999 in the USA.........911 ?

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British Heart Foundation ad: Make CPR 'hard and fast' (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP

life imitates "The Office (U.S.)" MisterP Jan 2012 #1

Actually the office was imitating life then. noamnety Jan 2012 #2

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

1. life imitates "The Office (U.S.)"

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 04:25 PM

Jan 2012

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

2. Actually the office was imitating life then.

Reply to MisterP (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 10:06 PM

Jan 2012

The red cross has been teaching the timing using Staying Alive since before the office used it. You can see references to it going back to 2008 here: http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=27925&page=3

I'm glad to see that making the rounds again, anyway. (CPR saved my dad.)

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