Delicious LiveJournal Links for 7-10-2011

[fearmeforiampink]

• Bee Gees song Stayin' Alive helps doctors perform CPR - Telegraph
  The Bee Gees hit Stayin' Alive has lived up to its name after researchers in the US discovered that it has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart.
  (tags: music amusing Awesome dude! healthcare useful)
• Police: Man Tried To Extort Money From Potato Chip Co.
  Police said Pence left a note behind demanding $22,000 in $100 bills be put in a bucket.Officers said they put fake money in the bucket, and when Pence tried to reel the bucket to himself with fishing line, they moved in and made the arrest.
  (tags: amusing america dude... crime wtf peoplesuck police)

Comments

[hawklord2112.livejournal.com]

a lot of paramedics use the bass line to queen's "another one bites the dust" when performing manual stimulation / CPR

[chess]

I still prefer 'Nellie the Elephant' as CPR-timing music :)

[fearmeforiampink]

Heh. That just makes me think of this which has probably messed with the beat too much to be usable.

[omniscient-fool.livejournal.com]

Amazing! I have been learning first aid recently and had no idea how to measure this. Now I have three songs to pump along to!