Listen Up: US nurses use Sabrina Carpenter’s hit to teach life-saving CPR

2. When was “Please, Please, Please” released, according to the podcast?
A. February
B. May
C. December
D. information not given

3. Who suggested using “Please, Please, Please” for CPR on Instagram?
A. the Bee Gees
B. Sabrina Carpenter
C. the American Heart Association
D. paramedics

4. Why is it a good idea to use “Please, Please, Please” for CPR?
A. It has a catchy tune.
B. The song’s tune sounds like a heartbeat.
C. It is easy to remember.
D. none of the above

5. On which platform did “Please, Please, Please” reach 1 billion plays?
A. YouTube
B. TikTok
C. Spotify
D. Instagram

6. What is the ideal rate of chest compressions during CPR?
A. 80-100 per minute
B. 100-120 per minute
C. 120-140 per minute
D. 140-160 per minute

7. What phrase is used in the podcast to describe the optimal rate for performing CPR?
A. “sweet spot”
B. “chest compressions”
C. “stay on rhythm”
D. “healthcare hit”

8. How often do the nurses mentioned in the podcast have to do training for CPR?
A. every other month
B. every three months
C. every half a year
D. every two years

9. How did the CPR mannequin react to the “Please, Please, Please” rhythm?
A. It corrected the nurses’ rhythm.
B. It stopped the nurses from performing CPR.
C. It malfunctioned.
D. none of the above

10. What does the “reassurance” mentioned at the end of the podcast refer to?
A. the positive feedback from the nurses
B. the novelty of using a popular song for CPR
C. the reliability of the mannequin used in the video
D. all of the above

11. Listen to the podcast again and complete the following summary. (4 marks)
The track “Please, Please, Please” by (i) __________ can help save lives by providing the correct (ii) __________ for CPR. Three nurses from (iii) __________ tested this method and found that the mannequin they used did not correct their rhythm. This means that the (iv) __________ can be a tool for anyone who needs to perform CPR.

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. (i) Sabrina Carpenter; (ii) rhythm/pace; (iii) Texas/America/the United States; (iv) song/track/hit

Adapted from Tribune News Service

Voice 1: The Bee Gees’ classic hit “Stayin’ Alive” and Sabrina Carpenter’s most recent chart topper have something in common. They can help save lives.

Voice 2: In June, the American Heart Association asked its Instagram followers to learn CPR with Carpenter’s “Please, Please, Please”, pointing out that the song can help resuscitators stay in rhythm. A few months later, three US nurses decided to put it to the test. With more than 966,000 views, the trendy TikTok video has turned into a healthcare hit.

Voice 1: “Please, Please, Please” proved a hit for Carpenter, too, having reached over 1 billion plays on Spotify in December. However, what makes it a hit for healthcare has more to do with its rhythm.

Voice 2: When performing CPR, there is a sweet spot for chest compressions. According to the American Heart Association, compressions should be completed at a rate somewhere between 100 and 120 per minute. At 107 beats per minute, “Please, Please, Please” can serve as a metronome for anyone administering CPR.

Voice 1: Julie Watson, Nicole Curry and Alyssa Gonzalez are nurses in the US state of Texas. They took to TikTok to show how the hit song can save lives. The nurses were doing their quarterly CPR training using special mannequins. According to Watson, the mannequin corrects them if they are doing the compressions too quickly or slowly, but when they followed “Please, Please, Please”, their pace did not need to be corrected.

Voice 2: The social media post eventually grabbed the attention of the American Heart Association. It commented on the video, saying that the nurses’ approval at the end of the CPR test was the reassurance they needed.