The pop songs that could save your life... from Taylor Swift to Dizzee Rascal, these tunes have the perfect tempo for CPR

She's had 12 No 1 albums successful nan UK unsocial and been many times classed nan astir successful creator successful nan world. Now academics are suggesting immoderate of Taylor Swift's biggest hits could beryllium utilized to thief prevention lives.

Indeed dozens of her songs could travel to nan rescue of group whose hearts abruptly extremity beating.

That's nan proposal from caller investigation by cardiologists astatine Monash University successful Melbourne, Australia, which shows that astatine slightest 50 songs by nan U.S. prima person nan cleanable tempo for carrying retired CPR — aliases cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

But should you not beryllium a Swiftie, location are dozens of different tunes pinch nan correct hit that work, from Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, to definite songs from Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Dizzee Rascal, Billie Eilish, Aretha Franklin and The Beatles.

CPR is nan emergency process performed erstwhile personification collapses pinch a cardiac arrest, wherever nan bosom stops beating suddenly. It involves instantly giving thorax compressions to temporarily do nan occupation of nan bosom and support humor pumping astir nan assemblage until nan bosom tin beryllium jump-started utilizing a defibrillator.

Every twelvemonth successful nan UK much than 30,000 group dice arsenic a consequence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to nan British Heart Foundation (BHF), yet punctual CPR and defibrillation tin much than double someone's chances of survival. But successful bid to beryllium effective, nan thorax compressions request to beryllium carried retired astatine a complaint of 100 to 120 per minute, mimicking nan heart's normal rhythm.

Counting accurately successful a situation tin beryllium difficult and studies show galore — including doctors — often do it excessively slowly.

In 2008, a cardinal portion of investigation recovered that nan 1970s Bee Gees smash deed Stayin' Alive had nan cleanable tempo for CPR — astatine astir 103 thumps per minute.

The opus was past utilized successful a high-profile TV run by nan BHF, featuring footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones.

And successful 2013, a female from Birmingham saved nan life of a 67-year-old man who collapsed connected a packed autobus erstwhile his bosom stopped beating by pursuing this advice. Mother-of-three Sharon Thorneywork recalled seeing nan TV advertisement featuring nan Bee Gees' deed and sang nan tune retired large while she pumped nan man's chest.

However, nan Monash squad wanted to spot if Taylor Swift's tunes besides fitted nan measure and could beryllium utilized to raise consciousness of CPR among younger group much acquainted pinch her work.

An study of her songs recovered astatine slightest 50 pinch nan correct hit — including her hits Love Story and I Don't Wanna Live Forever.

Research leader Professor Stephen Nicholls, head of nan Victorian Heart Hospital successful Melbourne, told nan caller Swiftposium — an world convention successful Australia connected nan taste effect of nan star: 'Taylor Swift's euphony is immoderate of nan astir celebrated and influential of this generation. As iconic songs suffer relevance, identifying caller songs pinch optimal thumps per infinitesimal for training is crucial.'

Research shows astir popular songs mean astir 116 thumps per minute. The BHF has created a Spotify playlist — called Lifesaving Beats — of much than 90 songs, including rock, hep hop and R&B, to which euphony lovers tin clip their CPR compressions.

Dr Adrian Boyle, president of nan Royal College of Emergency Medicine, told nan Mail: 'The usage of euphony to promote nan correct tempo is good established and we would promote everyone to get trained successful really to present CPR.'

Lizzie Moscardini, who heads nan BHF's organization resuscitation programme, added: 'It's not conscionable nan tempo that matters. It's besides important that they transportation retired compressions to nan correct extent successful bid to support humor flowing.'

For proposal connected CPR and first assistance courses, spell to sja.org.uk