Nashville’s own Street Corner Symphony keeps the beat in new American Heart Association CPR video

Nashville, TN – A new video is capitalizing on the popularity of a cappella – and a Nashville group who’s achieved national fame – to help teach people how to perform Hands-Only CPR.

It features Nashville’s own ​Street Corner Symphony interrupting a family dinner with a classic disco song. The message is two-fold: call 911 when you see a teen or adult collapse, and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the Bee Gees’ song “Stayin’ Alive.”

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American Heart Association says Cost, Fear, Lack of Information may limit CPR usage for Urban Minorities

American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report

Dallas, TX – Cost, fear and a lack of information are barriers for minorities in urban communities to learn and perform CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

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American Heart Association releases new video for National CPR Awareness Week which is going now through June 7th

American Heart Association debuts new “Heckling Fan” PSA to teach the two simple steps of Hands-Only CPR to a disco beat

Nashville, TN – Do you know the two simple steps of Hands-Only™ CPR? Then you’re ready to help save a life.

In recognition of National CPR Awareness Week (June 3rd – June 8th), the American Heart Association is continuing the national awareness campaign teaching Americans how to perform Hands-Only CPR to the beat of the Bee Gees’ hit “Stayin’ Alive.”

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