http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/cardiacarrest Questions tagged with 'cardiacarrest' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:37:17 -0800 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:37:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/41141/Believe%2Dit%2Dor%2Dnot%2Dthis%2Dcould%2Dbe%2Da%2Dlife%2Dor%2Ddeath%2Dquestion What are some catchy, popular songs that have a tempo of about 100 beats per minute? Why is this health-related? That's why there's... I help teach CPR (specifically ACLS and BLS for those in the know) at the medical school where I work. The latest (2005) <a href="http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/">American Heart Association guidelines</a> specify a <a href="http://my.americanheart.org/jive/entry.jspa?externalID=274&categoryID=28">rate of 100 compressions/minute</a> when doing CPR on all patients. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to do compressions while humming to the beat of a familiar song. One good choice is "Another One Bites The Dust"; however, given the emerging practice of <a href="http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/24_suppl/IV-6#SEC4"> having family members present during resuscitation</a>, it might be inappropriate at times. "Onward Christian Soldiers" is another song with a similar tempo that might also be inappropriate at times. So what are some other songs with this tempo that people delivering CPR can use to pace their compressions? The best answers will find their way into our training. Thanks in advance. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.41141 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:37:17 -0800 ACLS BLS cardiacarrest CPR music tempo TedW http://ask.metafilter.com/36684/Baseball%2Dcommissioner%2Dwarned%2Dbefore%2Dfatal%2Dheart%2Dattack Did a doctor see Bart Giamatti on television and warn him he was about to have a heart attack? A. Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commissioner, Yale president, Pete Rose antagonist, Paul's dad, died of a heart attack in 1989.<br> <br> Someone told me the following apocryphal-sounding, or at least embellished-sounding, anecdote: The day before Giamatti's death, he appeared in a television interview. A physician who happened to be watching could tell, "from the way he was holding his cigarette," that he was in the early stages of cardiac arrest. He tried to contact Giamatti, but either couldn't get in touch with him, or the warning wasn't heeded.<br> <br> Is this true, or partly true? Here's what I've been able to find:<br> <br> <a href="http://openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/1989-9/1989-09-05-CBS-11.html">This abstract</a> of a CBS News segment seems to indicate that a Sloan Kettering doctor had written a letter offering to help Giamatti quit smoking. Could this be the origin of the more dramatic story?<br> <br> <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2197358#2197927">This version</a> of the story: <i>A doctor saw him on TV, smoking a cigar, and from his swollen fingers suggested he had heart problems. The doctor warned Giamatti to give up cigars and seek treatment, which he did, but he died of a heart attack shortly thereafter.</i><br> <br> That's all I've got. Has anyone heard any version of this? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.36684 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:44:05 -0800 abartlettgiamatti bartgiamatti cardiacarrest giamatti heartattack mlb peterose smoking urbanlegends staggernation