Cardiac massage, a critical CPR technique, demands rigorous practice and a precise rhythm of 100-120 beats per minute (bpm). To simplify training, New York Presbyterian Hospital created a Spotify playlist featuring songs at exactly 100 bpm, making it engaging and effective to master the ideal pace.
Standard CPR protocol calls for 30 chest compressions on the sternum (followed by 2 rescue breaths) at 100-120 bpm—roughly two compressions per second. While widely taught, maintaining this rhythm without a metronome can be challenging. As detailed in a Quartz article, the hospital's expert-curated playlist ranks the Bee Gees' iconic Stayin' Alive at the top, followed by Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia. Other hits include Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, Madonna's Who's That Girl, Queen's Another One Bites the Dust, ABBA's Dancing Queen, and Beyoncé's Crazy in Love. This approach from a leading medical institution ensures lifesaving skills are learned accurately and memorably.
