Showing posts with label British. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British. Show all posts

Hands-only CPR videos - The American Way vs. The British Way - Celebrity edition

The American Heart Association (AHA) recruited Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong, MD (a trained physician and an actor from the Hangover) to demonstrate ‘hands only CPR’ to the metronomic beat of the Bee Gees 1977 disco hit ‘Stayin’ Alive’:



The British Heart Foundation recruited footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones to show how hard and fast hands-only CPR to Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees can help save the life of someone who has had a cardiac arrest. The Hollywood hardman is starring in a TV advert urging more people to carry out CPR in a medical emergency:



Ken Jeong Behind the Scenes - AHA CPR video:



Comments from YouTube:

Sure, the beat to "Staying Alive" works, but so does "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen......... just saying!

Related reading:

Disco Still Saves Lives. Life in the Fast Lane.

"Talk to Frank" - British government website for drug abuse prevention and treatment

Talk to Frank" is a British government-funded website for drug abuse prevention and treatment tips for the general public available at http://www.talktofrank.com

The "A to Z" list of substances explains appearance and use, effects, chances of getting hooked, health risks and the UK law. It also includes information on peer pressure, etc.

How much heat you can take? 232 years ago, three British gentlemen
found out

How much heat you can take? 232 years ago, three British gentlemen found out

Have you ever wondered how much heat you can take? 232 years ago, three British gentlemen decided to find out: 260 degrees Fahrenheit (126.6 degrees Celsius).

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