Survival and support
Learn CPR to the beat of a Christmas hit this festive season
As families gather together to celebrate Christmas, we are urging the nation to use the time together to learn CPR this festive season.
We have created a Spotify Christmas playlist with classic Christmas hits like Last Christmas by Wham! and One More Sleep by Leona Lewis which have the perfect beat to learn CPR to.
The Christmas playlist has the top 10 festive jingles that can help you stay on the right beat when learning how to perform chest compressions.
From a modern melody by Ed Sheeran to Nat King Cole’s classic of Christmas past, there’s a seasonal song to suit everyone as they learn a lifesaving skill.
Our Christmas playlist is part of our Lifesaving Beats campaign on Spotify, an initiative from us to make it as easy as possible for people to learn CPR.
Dr Charmaine Griffiths, our Chief Executive, said: “This Christmas, families across the UK will be gathering to celebrate the festive season. Amid the fun of presents, pulling crackers and playing boardgames we want the nation to use this time to learn a skill that could be the greatest gift of all – saving a life.
“From Christmas classics like Last Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock to modern festive favourites like One More Sleep, there is a Christmas classic for everyone to learn CPR to.
"This fun way of learning has a serious message. With over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK and a survival rate of less than one in 10, we need more people equipped with the skills to save a life. So, before you sit down to play charades or Monopoly take just 15 minutes to learn lifesaving CPR.”
Fun way of learning CPR
When someone has a cardiac arrest, immediate CPR can be the difference between life and death. But sadly, over a third of UK adults have never undertaken any form of CPR training.
Building on the success of our past advert starring Vinnie Jones that inspired the public to learn CPR to the rhythm of Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees, this collaboration expands the potential for music to teach people CPR.
This time – it’s to your favourite tracks, whatever your taste.
At lifesavingbeats.com, music fans can generate a playlist of their most listened to songs at the right tempo for CPR, select a track, and then enter the 15-minute CPR training.
Powered by the BHF’s RevivR training tool, any song with a rhythm of 100-120 beats a minute is perfect for learning CPR to.
Users can also search for songs or other users' CPR playlists, and share their playlists, as well as RevivR, on social media. If you don’t have Spotify, you can still access six playlists in six genres, curated by us.
Our top 10 Christmas hits to learn CPR to are:
Last Christmas – Wham
Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran & Elton John
Joy to the World - Nat King Cole
You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch - Jordan Smith
Snowman – Sia
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
One More Sleep - Leona Lewis
Let It Snow - Gwen Stefani
Someday at Christmas - Justin Bieber
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - N-Sync
Urgent need to boost CPR skills
There are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK, and with less than one in 10 people surviving, it’s important that everyone learns lifesaving CPR.
With around 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happening in the home, learning CPR could help you save a loved one’s life in the ultimate medical emergency.
Immediate CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival – yet surveys suggest that over a third of adults across the country have never undertaken any form of CPR training.
There is an urgent need for more people to learn CPR, and the BHF is determined to reach as many people as possible.
BHF’s innovative CPR training tool RevivR is easy, quick and free – all anyone needs is a mobile phone and a cushion.
In 15 minutes, the training tool teaches the user how to recognise a cardiac arrest, gives feedback on chest compressions and outlines the correct steps of defibrillator use, giving anyone the confidence to step in and save a life in the event of the ultimate medical emergency.
Thousands have so far used RevivR to learn this life saving skill.
LEARN CPR WITH REVIVR