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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
The number of chest compressions should be 100 per minute. A way to keep time is to sing the BeeGees' song "Stayin' Alive," which keeps that tempo. Oddly enough, another song with the same tempo is the Queen song "Another One bites the Dust."
William Lathrop, Medical Review Examiner, Columbus, OH, USA

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