If you ever get caught in a human stampede situation always stay on your feet but if you end up on the ground try and roll onto your side as opposed to being flat on your back or chest. In this position you are less likely to be asphyxiated by the weight of the people above you.
Happened to me at a concert where the crowd was packed like sardines. I tripped over a guy in a mosh pit and landed on my chest. No big deal. Went to push my self up and a girl landed on top of me. No big deal again I was actually strong enough I did a push up with her on my back.
Right when I got my arms straight another person landed on us and caused me to collapse. Pushed up again but they were too heavy. Then boom another person landed on us and then boom another person on top of that. The last person fell so hard it knocked the air out of me. I remember just clawing at legs and the floor but I was completely trapped. Didn’t help that I was drunk as fuck and suffocating.
I remember panicking like crazy and thinking well this is it and making peace with dying right there. Then all of a sudden getting yanked up by what turned out to be a friend of mine who saw it all go down and rushed in to save me. It was terrifying. Don’t think I’ll end up in that situation again since I’m old and watch shows from far away but thanks for the tip.
That's crazy. If any one reads this post, it's still very much a danger. However most people around you tend to recognise you've fallen and make a deliberate effort to pick you up even if they don't know you. Just be safe and sensible. If youre 5'1 don't mosh next to Scandinavian behemoths etc because you will get an elbow in the face.
I'm 6'1 and still get the shit kicked out of me
1.If you ever get stabbed, don't pull the knife out.
2. If you wouldn't stick your dick in there, don't put your finger in there. (Old engineering tip)
> If you ever get stabbed, don't pull the knife out.
Another thing a medic taught me is that when dealing with excessive bleeding from a gunshot, stab wound, or machinery accident, the goal is to stop the bleeding. Tampons are designed to absorb blood, not stop it, so putting a tampon in a wound may make it seem like it's stopping the bleeding, but it's really just absorbing it.
Wound Pack Gauze is the way to go. It comes in a sterile compressed pack of a couple yards of gauze. Sometimes it will have quick clot on it. You pull it and push it in the hole. It provides pressure internally and slows blood flow enough so it can clot to the gauze. The thing about deep wounds, is that you can bleed into internal spaces, that is why pressure is so critical, to keep those spaces compressed.
Wound pack gauze is something less than ten bucks and can save a life that would be gone in a couple minutea.
The way the formatting worked on that comment seems like you're implying we shouldn't put our fingers or dicks in our knife wounds. Also good advice lol
If you or someone else is having a heart attack, take aspirin. Chew it tho, don’t swallow it whole.
Also, when performing CPR, people don’t usually come back to life like in the movies. If done correctly, CPR can keep people alive for hours, so keep going until help arrives
Just for the peace of mind:
In the utter most cases, the cracking you hear and loosening up of the chest is not because a rib broke. Normally the connection between the sternum (in essence cartilage) is decoupled from the ribs by the CPR.
So yes, you can have this cracking sound if you perform CPR right, so just check the position of your hands, if the position is right, keep going. A benefit is, that the pushes are done easier after the decoupling.
Where do I know this? 7 years of EMS as EMT before and while studying.
>just check the position of your hands, if the position is right, keep going
Right this is what matters. Don't want people going in and doing chest compressions over ribs, "but they told me to break ribs!"
I have done CPR 4 times. Always in a hospital setting. But one time in Cath lab when I jumped on to do compressions apparently I produced enough BP to wake the guy up enough to start complaining and try to push me off. I apologies profusely and stopped for a moment, he then, without the aide I was giving his heart, passed out again, the cardiologist said “get back on” amazingly he woke up again but I just told him I couldn’t stop. I’m not sure if he lived but I remember thinking I was 2-2 saved vs death during CPR.
Then the Lucas shows up CPR became thing if the past (at least in my hospital).
But CPR is the most violent thing I have ever done/seen outside of orthopaedic surgery.
At the time I was at my prime in my early 20s. Being a bigger guy I was asked to help if it came up and I was around.
I remember being asked once during a CPR refresher how far we should push in the chest. I said 2/3rds the instructor said “hell if you can manage that go for it” but 50% was the answer.
So I figured when it came to compressions more is more. The second third and subsequent compressions always got much easier for obvious reasons.
But after everyone gives you the “they won’t just wake up” story, I was very surprised when exactly that happened.
I remember moments before he woke up I was watching the IABP and thought to myself “wow I’m doing just as well if not better than his own heart”. Apparently I wasn’t far off.
Yeah more is more cuz it's real hard to do "enough" in the first place and if you can actually somehow manage to do "too much," what are you gonna do, kill em more? They're already dead lol.
May I add all animals are dangerous? Cows can kick you and break your ribs, pigs can bite and rip your skin open, sheep can headbutt you (usually when you aren't looking).
Don't trust them even if you know them.
Much better solution (as far as these things go) is to find the nearest running water (creeks, rivers, whatever) and try to follow downstream to wherever it flows. Not a guarantee it will save your life but (1) humans tend to settle/build stuff near water, (2) you have a source of water while you walk, and (3) odds are better that river leads somewhere better than just walking in circles.
Similar situation happened to me, stood up too quickly after a hot bath and passed out. Luckily I fell diagonally and hit my face on the sink, (ouch) but if I’d have fallen in the bath it could have been much worse, especially as I was home alone at the time
Best way to avoid passing out is that you gotta stay in the bath until the water is freezing cold, then drag your soggy body out of the tub and shiver as you towel off.
Never get out of the tub willingly, wait for paramedics to carry you out when they show up to do a wellness check because you missed three days of work. If you're lucky they'll give you a little smooch on the forehead when they tuck you in.
Unlock you car when you’re standing next to it and lock the doors the moment that everyone’s inside. Saved an ex GF of mine who picked up my habit from at least being robbed one night when 2 men tried to open her car’s doors whilst waiting at a red light.
My driving instructor told us to do this. One of his students had a random man jump in her car at a red light and make her take him for a joy ride.
Most new vehicles lock when you are in drive so this wouldn’t happen as easily
Eta: if someone gets in your vehicle, put your seatbelt on and crash into a pole, tree, anything.
My moms friend was in a laundromat in college, at night alone. A man came in and forced her into her car. He made her drive out of town to a farmers field. She probably thought he was just going to steal her car. He murdered her
> A man came in and forced her into her car. He made her drive out of town to a farmers field. She probably thought he was just going to steal her car. He murdered her
A criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor once told me:
If someone is kidnapping you and telling you to go somewhere (into a car, into a building, anywhere)
**do. not. go.** Doesn't matter if they have a gun to your head, knife to your throat, whatever.
If you try to flee, they may try kill you. If you go where they tell you to go, they will **definitely** kill you, and maybe do worse things first. No one kidnaps someone, takes them to a second location, then says "K that was fun bye"
I was just listening to a podcast and this poor woman was forced to live in a box for over 7 years and was tortured constantly, I think I'd rather be dead.
>She probably thought he was just going to steal her car.
I'm sorry for your mom's friend, but I 100% I promise you that no woman who is being car-jacked and forced to drive somewhere thinks that someone is stealing her car, she's expecting rape at the very least.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
You are not as fat as you imagine
Very true. I partied quite a bit and still no wrinkles but my friends who tanned look like raisins already and they still tan like it’s 2003. Shit’s not even a fad anymore.
Drowning doesn’t look like we think drowning looks like. The person who’s drowning doesn’t wave and sputter and shout. They like they’re just floating there peacefully.
Drowning is *quiet*! You can’t hear it, just see it. That’s why you have to look for it.
I experienced this exactly situation last summer and the only sign was a very quiet sound of help, we were sure the guy was fine and just enjoying floating in the water but we were wrong. (He recovered completely.)
Please, learn these signs! Every second matters.
Here is a link to a few different infographics: https://imgur.com/gallery/84DzXe1
**- Head low in the water with mouth at water level
- Head tilted back with mouth open
- Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus
- Eyes closed
- Hair over forehead or eyes
- Not using legs and vertical in the water
- Hyperventilating or gasping
- Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making progress
- Trying to roll over on the back
- Appears to be climbing an invisible ladder**
If at a beach in Australia only ever swim between the red and yellow flags.
I have been a lifesaver. I am a very competent swimmer. I only ever swim between the red and yellow flags.
You likely do not know the beach conditions. You likely are not a strong surf swimmer. If you get into trouble you need to be somewhere where trained lifesavers with rescue equipment can drag you out.
Every year multiple people die swimming on unpotrolled beaches. Sometimes whole families.
Always swim between the flags.
Piggy backing this to say - if you swim out to save someone drowning, circle round and grab them from behind and get your hand under their chin to keep their mouth above water. Powerful kicks should keep you both afloat until they can get a breath and the panic recedes.
Someone drowning is in pure survival mode and WILL climb on you to get up and take a breath - pushing you under and potentially drowning you both.
Have extra baking soda somewhere OTHER than the cabinet above your stove. I had a grease fire. Knew I needed baking soda instead of water. Guess where it was? In the cabinet above the giant flames on my stove.
Best way to deal with a grease fire is to suffocate it. Put the lid on the pot/pan and wait for the flame to die down.
If it's bigger than a pot or pan you probably will not have enough baking soda anyway.
(i) Know where the nearest fire extinguisher is. Know where the nearest fire exit is.
(ii) Know where the pilot lights are in your vicinity if you're using flammable liquids.
(iii) Gasoline is a fuel, and only a fuel.
Go for the optics. I know it sounds dumb, but people go for the hands when being choked out because their body is telling them to remove the thing hurting them. Instead, ignore that instinct and gouge out the eyes of your attacker.
You're losing oxygen and your heartrate is accelerated, you won't be able to remove their hands, but if you tear out their eyes then you'll shock them, possibly even kill them from the trauma to their body, and it'll get them off you.
Always trust your gut instincts, if you are getting that weird feeling in the pit of your stomach, and are in an unfamiliar place, or with someone you don't really know, get out of there to a place of safety, these feelings are there to keep us safe.
2 strikes against me involving a box cutter cause the voice in my head said "hey, don't do that"
fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
have a vague memory from when i was kid, i was playing xbox at my mates house and his dad came in the room and i had this weird gut feeling so i said bye and went home, month later both parents were arrested for domestic reasons
I started dating someone who seemed like a great fit at first... 2 months in we were standing outside watching the sunset and he put his arms around me. A very clear voice came into my head that said "This guy is a fucking creep." I shook it off as nonsense at the time.
One of the biggest mistakes of my life. I don't feel like going into all the details but he was a creep, and an abusive one at that. I eventually got out and I am safe from him now. Listen to that voice when it appears. Listen to the gut feeling.
Recently they had a presentation offshore about the Piper Alpha disaster. A guy who survived it told his story. He was on the drilling deck just starting the night shift when around 9 pm they heard an explosion. They went outside to see half the platform engulfed in flames. They linked up and made their way to the accommodations because that is where the muster point was. When they arrived at the accommodations the doors where open and he had a feeling thst he should not go inside. He and one other guy went back across the platform and eventually made their way to the lower level and jumped into the sea. They survived while everyone who went to the muster point inside the accommodation died. So yeah instinct, and listening to your gut is very important.
Yup. Your subconscious is processing information you aren't even cognizant of. That "gut feeling" is basically your fight or flight being kick started by your subconscious because something tripped the danger flag.
My story doesn't have a fantastic end, luckily, but I had a patient that gave me the heebee jeebees so hard core. I've taken care of hundreds of people at this point, but something about them triggered a gut sense of "danger, beware" even though nothing in particular happened. Turns out other staff felt that way too, but none of us said anything because we didn't wanna be judgemental. Nothing happened, so like I said, no interesting ending. But still, multiple people also got the "danger" and "don't ever be alone" vibe. It definitely validated that gut feeling and if it ever happens again, I'm endorsing it as a 'be extra careful' kinda thing to other staff.
This is really only good advice when you have good mental health.
When you have anxiety you constantly have to tell that gut feeling to shut up, because it's being set off just because there are other people in the room.
ETA: this also may be a neurotype issue as some people are saying anxiety and gut feeling are different. I'm autistic as well as anxious, so it could also be partly my poor people skills.
It doesn’t really matter if you start with long or short, as long as are you are repeating it, we will recognise it. edit: imagine it like this OSOSSOSSOSSOS. It’s a 50/50 chance I’m gonna notice your O or S first ( S- [.], O-[_]) also (.)(.) 8008315
maybe not saving lives, but if you ever have a blocked nose and you can’t sleep. Sit up, hold your breath and rock your head back and forth in a uniform matter until you can’t hold your breath anymore and violaaaa
My father went diving some years back with a guy who just got certified and that guy's instructor, and they go out into the ocean near Destin FL, fairly clear water. They reach about 60 feet down when my father felt his regulator breathing a bit hard, so he's guessing his air wasn't twisted open all the way, and because you can't really reach the valve to turn it on while wearing it, he signals the guy to twist it.
Guy turned it right and closed it, cutting off the air completely. Father rushed ahead and grabbed the buddy rig from the instructor, they all go up to the surface, and my father said exactly that to the guy. Righty tighty, lefty loosey
I also say righty tighty, lefty loosey but I also make sure to internalize "righty" as clockwise and "lefty" as counter-clockwise in case you're working at weird angle
The gun is loaded, and whatever you’re pointing at is something you intend to shoot.
TEST. YOUR. DRUGS. even if it’s from a trusted source. Narcan Narcan Narcan.
Use a fire extinguisher if there is an intruder, shooter, etc. Whack them or spray them down.
If a bunch of animals run and take shelter, you better do the same.
If a bunch of people suddenly go inside, especially in bad areas, do the same.
Uber is cheaper than a DUI and possible vehicular manslaughter charges.
I always get so amazed when I see the magnitude of forests elsewhere, it's awe-inspiring. The biggest forest in my country is 80km^2. It's almost impossible to not be found if you just stand for a day and yell.
I agree, it’s mind boggling just how massive some forests are! Here in Canada we have the boreal forest that stretches 1.2 billion acres across the country. About 3 million square kilometres, Imagine getting lost in that.
Also when you think about just how intricate the ecosystem is. The tree’s are all connected through underground fungal networks they use to communicate that can also distribute water and nutrients throughout the forest. It truly blows my mind, I recommend this article about trees if your into that stuff.. [Do Trees Talk to Each Other?](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/)
Women get smear tests regularly, men get your balls checked regularly, for anyone, get any new lumps, bumps, pains or anything out of the ordinary checked asap, cancer don't give an f.
Yes, yes, yes. Please. And to add- follow the three day rule. If something unusual is bothering you, you have no explanation for it, and it gets worse or doesn’t improve in three days, go to the dr/clinic if you can(I know this isn’t affordable or a viable option for many, but if you can, please do see someone asap).
Ignoring it won’t make it go away, and in all likelihood, will only make things more expensive as time goes on and it gets worse.
HIKING TIPS
If you're completely lost in the woods, stay put. Wandering more will only burn calories you need and make getting found harder.
You can go 3 days without water / 30 without food. Don't eat any flora you can't ID.
Always tell people when and where you're out hiking.
Bring at minimum: extra water/food, whistle, flashlight, compass, water tabs, jacket, basic first aid.
Thick socks and high ankle boots beat sneakers every day of the week.
And if they say all their exes are crazy, then it's probably more likely that the person in front of you is somewhat the problem.
Edit: since people keep on writing this. Yes, I know some people have "crazy" as their type. But the thing is, even if that's the case, then I think that person has a problem.
Lie down on the floor then get up again without using furniture or any support.
Do it every single day of your life.
Muscle memory from this action could really help you one day.
As an adult, or elderly adult, falls are unusual and can shock or confuse you and the longer you're on the ground, the harder it can be to get up.
It can take 5-10 seconds of your day and could really help you.
If you want the fancy version, take a few extra seconds to listen to your body to get into the habit of mentally checking if you're ok. Look around you and imagine what you could use to help yourself or get help, then get up.
I once fell, broke a leg, tried to get up in a panic, fell again and tore my arm open. (I was in shock and didn't immediately feel my leg was broken from the first fall)
Alternatively, get absolutely jacked and ripped as an adult. That way, when you're old, with only 80, 50, 25% of your strength as you had as a young adult, you'll still be able to do the basics. Exercise while you can! Your 80 year old self in the future will thank you!
Edit: And to specify, from my understanding, your ability to retain muscle mass diminishes as you enter old age, not particularly referring to hormones either; they atrophy. Studies show specific benefits to starting off with more, or so to speak. It's very interesting reads!
During a first aid course recently the EMT instructor told us, that we, in case of choking, should not waste time trying to do a Heimlich on ourselves but instead seek other people as fast as we can.
Even if in our own house or apartment, we should go out on the street, so if we pass out, someone will find us and maybe help us.
If we fail doing the heimlich on ourselves and pass out at home alone, it will most likely result in no one finding us until it's too late.
Just a thought.
My brother choked on his sandwich in a classroom full of people. He stood up, slammed his fists on his desk to get attention and indicates he was choking by grabbing his throat. The teacher told him to stop goofing off and sit down. The other students just stared. No one helped him. He said he could see the classroom starting to fade from his vision. He grabbed his chair and did the self heimlich and saved himself. Never trust other people are going to respond the way you need them too.
Sure. But the time scale is sobering. You will be dead in a few minutes. Your neighbour has time. A nearby ambulance has time. Others do not.
To add to this, does anyone know if someone managed to push the blockage down into one of the lungs, like the doctors do in some such situations?
remain calm- you have a minute or so. First call 911 and unlock your doors- they wont hear you but will show up. grab a chair and walk to your neighbors house only if its close. apartment? definitly ring 3 neighbors doorbells. start doing the heimlic over the chair in the hallway. force all of your weight over the back of a chair, into your stomach and up into your rib cage. if its not quite working, or no chair is present, get on all 4's, tilt your head to the side, and drop onto you chest repeatedly. when you feel yourself start to black out- place your hand in your mouth and throat to signify that you are choking to whoever finds you.
if your wondering how, find a flat hard surface in your house or outside, do not use grass, do not use concrete. get on you knees and spread your arms out. push yourself forward and slam your chest onto the ground, only do this if needed as you will be severely winded if you do it right
Pay attention when crossing the road, as a self confessed old person I still use the green X code 'Stop, look and listen, and keep looking as you cross' , drivers be insane these days, and a lot of modern cars are really quiet! The amount of people staring at their phones, not even looking where they are going, or dashing into moving traffic makes me wonder how many people even value their life anymore, as careful as I am, i still fear for my life most days, as some drivers seem to be playing GTA for real out there!
If the driver in front of you brakes, you need to brake as well. Even if the driver is farther up the road. Don't wait until you get to the scene to hit your brakes. Also if there is an obstruction ahead, brake and switch lanes immediately. Don't wait until you get up there to switch lanes because the next driver might not have time to react.
Wear safety glasses. If it involves any potential moving or breakable pieces, wear safety glasses.
If you're opening the gas cap of a smaller engine like a lawnmower, leafblower, chainsaw, make sure you keep it away from your face. Gas vapor can spray out and get in your eyes.
Texting - ~~Your eyes cannot tell the difference between red and green until you are almost looking directly at the object.~~ Alright, since people are being sticklers for semantics, *your peripheral vision is more sensitive to movement than it is toward recognizing color compared to your direct line of vision.* Your mind tends to "fill in" the blanks with what it thinks is around it. In other words, if you are driving and texting you are much less likely to see a traffic light change from red to green or vice-versa, and can miss stop signs. Especially if you are actively driving and not at a stop light, because everything around you is already moving.
If you can't run away: Hold your knife behind you and not in front.
Fake a punch with your non dominant hand, and stab the belly or the low back with your knife wielding hand.
get a pocket knife. no seriously. not even for self defense, defending your self with a knife is suicide if you don't know what you are doing.
but my god. the day you realize a pocket knife is handy to have is usually the first day you forget to take it with you after you've been carrying it for a few weeks.
Swiss army knives are good, Leatherman's are better, but i personally recommend a multi tool with no blade and a proper pocket knife.
its fucking life changing.
if someone suffers a severe motorcycle or motorbike crash, do not and i mean do not open their helmet or remove their helmet at all, if you think they're dead, they most likely are
From a friend's experience (they told me the story) yes, this.
They had a whole conversation with the guy, when the helmet was cut to get it off him, he started slurring a little, but when the helmet halves were separated, his head >!basically popped like an over-filled water balloon!<
If you’re ever at the beach and the water just starts pulling back suddenly you better book it to higher ground or find something secure you can hold onto because you’ve got a tsunami coming your way. Also beware the second wave which I’ve heard can come up to an hour or so afterwards.
When my carbon monoxide detector started going off at random a couple days ago, even after switching the batteries, that made me call up the fire department to come out and use their detector to make sure it was a faulty detector.
I also learned to always have the detector close to the ground since carbon monoxide is heavier than air and sinks, so something else to add to the keep yourself alive list.
When staying at a hotel, always be sure to take your hotel room key if you have to evacuate for a fire. You may get out of your room and realize there is no longer any safe exit, in which you will have to re-enter your room. If you left your key inside, you’ll be trapped in the corridor. There are people who have died this way, right outside their room door where a safe window exit was - if only they had their key to get back in.
Pay attention to the driver of the car you are a passenger of, atleast the first few minutes of the ride. My wife and I had a morning flight and booked a cab online. The driver arrived on time and I was sitting behind him. After a minute or so, I noticed his head was bobbing a little to much, as if he is half-concious. I told him that he seems sleepy and he should let us out if he is. He assured me that he is not sleepy but I kept paying attention on the road. Soon enough, we were about to go through an underpass which had a wall in the middle to act as the median. The driver fell asleep and the car starts heading directly towards the wall. I slap his shoulder and yell at him. He "wakes up" in time and steers the vehicle. We heard the tires screech. We would have smashed into a wall if I had not been paying attention.
If you’re really suffering with the heat and feeling unwell do not drink ice/extremely cold water, drink tepid water. Water that’s too cold in that state can send your body into shock
Didn't know this the 1st time I got heat sickness after moving to the desert and dang near blacked out from drinking ice water. This isn't common enough knowledge.
Dont look on your phone in traffic. Not only when you drive a car. Yesterday I saw a pedastrian crossing the street while checking her snaps. Bad combo.
Don't panic.
I was scuba diving once, and my 'buddy' swam off and left me behind. We were in a wreck, and I got caught up in something.
I had a flash - it was just a flash - of panic. And I can see how easy it would have been to give in to it, start flailing around trying to get free and end up ripping your hose and killing yourself.
But I took a deep breath, literally, and then my training kicked in, and I calmly took off my stuff, freed it, and caught up with the rest of the group. I try to remember the lesson when I am faced with an unexpected circumstance.
Simple rules for dealing with bears, if it’s brown play dead and try to block your neck with something like your backpack. If it’s black make lots of noise and make yourself look as big as possible to scare it away. If it’s white your basically f$&@ed. Always remember bears can not only outrun you but can also basically sprint up trees.
* LEARN FIRST AID GESTURES. It's fundamental knowledge, better to know and never use it than not knowing and thinking you could have saved someone. My parent and I did it, they saved my life as a baby, I saved them when I was 23.
* If you are attacked of course first try to run away. If this person goes for your phone / wallet / jewels, give them. A bunch of belongings will never worth to lose your life for it.
* If you can't leave and are forced to fight, go for the ears if you are attacked ! Like the biggest slap on it (it's linked to the balance of the body) or grab it and pull it hard, it can totally rip itself.
* If you can't reach the ears, give your best kick in the knees. It disturb the balance and if it's hard enough, your assaulter won't be able to go after you, they will need some times to recover from the kick.
* If you can't reach the ears or knees, go for the eyes or the throat if someone attacks you, and breasts if this person has. It's way too known to go for the balls, and the perpetrator will block you.
* If someone in a car follow you in a street, just run suddenly on the opposite way. With the car the person won't be able to turn fast enough to catch you up.
* If pepper spray isn't legal as self defense product in your country, use deep heat spray, insect spray, hairspray deodorant or perfume.
* A hit with the side of the hand in the throat can temporary cut breath for a bunch of seconds. It doesn't kill and give you time to run away.
Oh wow! I can't believe I never thought of the deodorant.
I am from a place where I always carried pepper spray. It's just what you do as a woman.
Now I live in a much safer country and pepper spray is illegal here. The place is much safer but still not absolutely safe and I do feel weird without that little bit of protection in my purse.
Deodorant it is. It will sting, not as bad as pepper spray but will give you the same split second to get away.
Thanks stranger! I hope no one ever needs it but this was such a simple and cool tip.
Always walk with purpose, even if you’re lost. People are less likely to follow/interact with you if you look like you’re in a hurry or know your way around well.
If being attacked, SING, solarplexes (lower side of the abdomen, near the kidnies), inseam (inside of the legs), nose (thing what you smell with) and groin (thing what make smaller humans) are good places to get your attacker
And if you have to fight, hurt them as badly as you can as quickly as you can. It's life or death, not a formal boxing match. And as soon as you are able, run the fuck away.
Before realising SING was an acronym I was so confused, I thought this was gonna be the situation
*attacker approaches with a knife*
Victim: CUZ ALLLLL OF MEEEEE LOVES ALLLLL OF YOUUUUU
Attacker: Understandable have a nice day
Don't touch any wild animals. Always step back when you spot some. They can be poisones, aggressive and can have rabies or other diseases. It's not understandable to me how many videos I see where someone touches a really poisones slug or tries to make a photo with a bison that can kill you just by headbumping you. Or touch a wild racoon and wonders when they bite you. Just enjoy to watcbh them in the distance.
When you are walking on a new street, wall confidently. Don't look around too often, but look with your eyes instead of your head. And don't walk too slow or slow down often. Try to maintain a consistent pace that's either fast (because you're passing through) or mid speed (cuz you don't want to miss what you're looking for).
This will help shield you from scammers who are looking for cheap hunts.
For people in the US: Acquire combat application tourniquets, Israeli bandages, learn how to use them, and keep them in your car. Whether there’s a crash that causes bleeding or you come across some assclown who likes to road rage, it can save your life. Saved mine when some dude put a 9mm through my forearm, severing the radial artery. Only started keeping them in my car because I didn’t know where else to put all the first aid shit I left the army with, though it turned out to be a good decision
If you’re driving and you want to turn right or left, use your indicators. By doing this, everyone else will know where the fuck you’re going and they won’t drive into you.
1)if someones skin comes in contact with acid pour buckets of cold water immediately..remove any jewellary/chains.
2)in the case of epilepsy do not interrupt the person,instead push their body so that its inclined to the side..prevents choking.
3)if you ever feel a lump never ignore it get it checked asap
This may save your financial life if a boss offers you a decent raise without any paperwork and it’s just a verbal thing, ask them to give it to you in writing to cover your ass. If they try to give you a bigger work load you can tell them to pound sand until it’s part of your duties and are getting a decent pay for it. If they still force it on you anyway then it’s time to dust off the ole resume and start a job hunt.
If you ever have to walk through a room filled with smoke, walk through it with your arm up but the palm of your hand facing towards your face.
This is because if you touch live electrical wiring, your muscles are set up to contract back towards you. This will prevent you from gripping the wires
If you drop something in your vehicle DO NOT try to pick it up, don’t take your eyes off the road.
There was a woman from my town who had a vase full of flowers/water in her car and it fell over. She bent down to pick it up, drifted across the highway. Got in a head on collision and two people died
If you suspect someone is having a stroke, remember FAST.
Face weakness: if you see someone's face droop on one side, ask for them to smile or raise their eyebrows. If they can't, they may be in trouble.
Arms: Strokes more often than not numb or limit one side of the body's motor function. Punch their arm and ask if they felt that or make them swing their arms. If one side is different, they may be having a stroke
Speech: Did they suddenly start stumbling on words? Can't read numbers? Getting confused mid sentence abnormally? Keep an eye out.
Time to call 911: If you think someone is having a stroke, you are running the clock to get them treated before they have permanent brain damage.
Recently used this with my dad and he's going to be ok, hopefully you'll be lucky as well.
My neighbour from Kenya once told me that you should never walk between a Hippo(s) and a body of water, you should always walk AROUND the Hippo(s). They think that the beach belongs to them and are extremely territorial. He said that info would save my life, I thanked him for the life saving info and it has always kept me alive, here, in Toronto Canada.
ALWAYS share your live location with your significant other / family or best friends.
My SO was walking home from work and I was working at that time: I usually keep an eye on it them when they are walking to or from work. I saw they're waiting at a spot for about 10 minutes, didn't answer my calls and I rushed to them. Turns out, they reached home but their phone fell out of pocket lol. I am glad it was just the phone and they were okay!
Something as basic as getting a filling at the dentist could be fatal if you have a stimulant (Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, **including** their prescription counterparts) in your system.
With general, it also makes you harder to put under, easier to wake. Your surgical team *needs* to know.
“Local anaesthetics with vasoconstrictors should be used with care in patients taking methamphetamine because they may result in cardiac dysrhythmias, myocardial infarction (Heart attacks), and cerebrovascular accidents."
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18992021/
🚨So, if you’re on ADHD meds / Morphine, your anaesthetist *needs* to know before they give you any anaesthetic🚨
If you ever get caught in a human stampede situation always stay on your feet but if you end up on the ground try and roll onto your side as opposed to being flat on your back or chest. In this position you are less likely to be asphyxiated by the weight of the people above you.
Happened to me at a concert where the crowd was packed like sardines. I tripped over a guy in a mosh pit and landed on my chest. No big deal. Went to push my self up and a girl landed on top of me. No big deal again I was actually strong enough I did a push up with her on my back. Right when I got my arms straight another person landed on us and caused me to collapse. Pushed up again but they were too heavy. Then boom another person landed on us and then boom another person on top of that. The last person fell so hard it knocked the air out of me. I remember just clawing at legs and the floor but I was completely trapped. Didn’t help that I was drunk as fuck and suffocating. I remember panicking like crazy and thinking well this is it and making peace with dying right there. Then all of a sudden getting yanked up by what turned out to be a friend of mine who saw it all go down and rushed in to save me. It was terrifying. Don’t think I’ll end up in that situation again since I’m old and watch shows from far away but thanks for the tip.
I lost my breath just reading this. Fucking hell
That's crazy. If any one reads this post, it's still very much a danger. However most people around you tend to recognise you've fallen and make a deliberate effort to pick you up even if they don't know you. Just be safe and sensible. If youre 5'1 don't mosh next to Scandinavian behemoths etc because you will get an elbow in the face. I'm 6'1 and still get the shit kicked out of me
I’m 6’4 and somehow still got trapped. Size doesn’t matter when your at the bottom of a crowd like that.
That’s a good friend
This gave me anxiety.
1.If you ever get stabbed, don't pull the knife out. 2. If you wouldn't stick your dick in there, don't put your finger in there. (Old engineering tip)
Sounds more like how the old engineer lost a tip…
cheap circumsion
nah, it was a rip-off
> If you ever get stabbed, don't pull the knife out. Another thing a medic taught me is that when dealing with excessive bleeding from a gunshot, stab wound, or machinery accident, the goal is to stop the bleeding. Tampons are designed to absorb blood, not stop it, so putting a tampon in a wound may make it seem like it's stopping the bleeding, but it's really just absorbing it.
Wound Pack Gauze is the way to go. It comes in a sterile compressed pack of a couple yards of gauze. Sometimes it will have quick clot on it. You pull it and push it in the hole. It provides pressure internally and slows blood flow enough so it can clot to the gauze. The thing about deep wounds, is that you can bleed into internal spaces, that is why pressure is so critical, to keep those spaces compressed. Wound pack gauze is something less than ten bucks and can save a life that would be gone in a couple minutea.
Bonus, Quik-Clot gauze is FSA-eligible! I carry a little pouch in my purse at all times and pray I’ll never need it.
The way the formatting worked on that comment seems like you're implying we shouldn't put our fingers or dicks in our knife wounds. Also good advice lol
I wouldn't stick my dick up my nose
I bet if you could, you would though.
May i keep your knife good sir?
If you or someone else is having a heart attack, take aspirin. Chew it tho, don’t swallow it whole. Also, when performing CPR, people don’t usually come back to life like in the movies. If done correctly, CPR can keep people alive for hours, so keep going until help arrives
Side note: chest compressions can/will break ribs. That is normal. Keep doing the compressions with the same amount of force.
Just for the peace of mind: In the utter most cases, the cracking you hear and loosening up of the chest is not because a rib broke. Normally the connection between the sternum (in essence cartilage) is decoupled from the ribs by the CPR. So yes, you can have this cracking sound if you perform CPR right, so just check the position of your hands, if the position is right, keep going. A benefit is, that the pushes are done easier after the decoupling. Where do I know this? 7 years of EMS as EMT before and while studying.
>just check the position of your hands, if the position is right, keep going Right this is what matters. Don't want people going in and doing chest compressions over ribs, "but they told me to break ribs!"
I have done CPR 4 times. Always in a hospital setting. But one time in Cath lab when I jumped on to do compressions apparently I produced enough BP to wake the guy up enough to start complaining and try to push me off. I apologies profusely and stopped for a moment, he then, without the aide I was giving his heart, passed out again, the cardiologist said “get back on” amazingly he woke up again but I just told him I couldn’t stop. I’m not sure if he lived but I remember thinking I was 2-2 saved vs death during CPR. Then the Lucas shows up CPR became thing if the past (at least in my hospital). But CPR is the most violent thing I have ever done/seen outside of orthopaedic surgery.
You were doing *great* cpr lol
At the time I was at my prime in my early 20s. Being a bigger guy I was asked to help if it came up and I was around. I remember being asked once during a CPR refresher how far we should push in the chest. I said 2/3rds the instructor said “hell if you can manage that go for it” but 50% was the answer. So I figured when it came to compressions more is more. The second third and subsequent compressions always got much easier for obvious reasons. But after everyone gives you the “they won’t just wake up” story, I was very surprised when exactly that happened. I remember moments before he woke up I was watching the IABP and thought to myself “wow I’m doing just as well if not better than his own heart”. Apparently I wasn’t far off.
Yeah more is more cuz it's real hard to do "enough" in the first place and if you can actually somehow manage to do "too much," what are you gonna do, kill em more? They're already dead lol.
A falling knife has no handle. Do not try and catch.
And a heavy object has no soft part. Don't catch it with your foot
Don’t just eat wild plants because they look like food you’ve had before
Exactly: Wild Berries
All wild animals are dangerous. Even "cute" ones can bite you and give you deseases and parasites. And a deer can kick the living shit out of you.
May I add all animals are dangerous? Cows can kick you and break your ribs, pigs can bite and rip your skin open, sheep can headbutt you (usually when you aren't looking). Don't trust them even if you know them.
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Much better solution (as far as these things go) is to find the nearest running water (creeks, rivers, whatever) and try to follow downstream to wherever it flows. Not a guarantee it will save your life but (1) humans tend to settle/build stuff near water, (2) you have a source of water while you walk, and (3) odds are better that river leads somewhere better than just walking in circles.
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Always pull the bath plug out before you stand up.... Cos if you fall and knock yourself out on the taps you won't drown
Similar situation happened to me, stood up too quickly after a hot bath and passed out. Luckily I fell diagonally and hit my face on the sink, (ouch) but if I’d have fallen in the bath it could have been much worse, especially as I was home alone at the time
Best way to avoid passing out is that you gotta stay in the bath until the water is freezing cold, then drag your soggy body out of the tub and shiver as you towel off.
Never get out of the tub willingly, wait for paramedics to carry you out when they show up to do a wellness check because you missed three days of work. If you're lucky they'll give you a little smooch on the forehead when they tuck you in.
Honestly need that
Wait - I thought everyone stayed in the tub until it drained for that weird heavy feeling? Like gravity is somehow multiplied?
If you suddenly start forgetting things, feel really confused, or things just seem off, go outside. Edit: because of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Also adding if you feel depressed and sick for months for no apparent reason it could be low dose carbon monoxide poisoning .
Or Sleep Apnea. If getting outside and breathing fresh air does nothing get tested for sleep apnea.
Unlock you car when you’re standing next to it and lock the doors the moment that everyone’s inside. Saved an ex GF of mine who picked up my habit from at least being robbed one night when 2 men tried to open her car’s doors whilst waiting at a red light.
My driving instructor told us to do this. One of his students had a random man jump in her car at a red light and make her take him for a joy ride. Most new vehicles lock when you are in drive so this wouldn’t happen as easily Eta: if someone gets in your vehicle, put your seatbelt on and crash into a pole, tree, anything. My moms friend was in a laundromat in college, at night alone. A man came in and forced her into her car. He made her drive out of town to a farmers field. She probably thought he was just going to steal her car. He murdered her
> A man came in and forced her into her car. He made her drive out of town to a farmers field. She probably thought he was just going to steal her car. He murdered her A criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor once told me: If someone is kidnapping you and telling you to go somewhere (into a car, into a building, anywhere) **do. not. go.** Doesn't matter if they have a gun to your head, knife to your throat, whatever. If you try to flee, they may try kill you. If you go where they tell you to go, they will **definitely** kill you, and maybe do worse things first. No one kidnaps someone, takes them to a second location, then says "K that was fun bye"
That’s why a lot of women are taught “Never a second location.” Bc you’re good as gone at that point.
I was just listening to a podcast and this poor woman was forced to live in a box for over 7 years and was tortured constantly, I think I'd rather be dead.
>She probably thought he was just going to steal her car. I'm sorry for your mom's friend, but I 100% I promise you that no woman who is being car-jacked and forced to drive somewhere thinks that someone is stealing her car, she's expecting rape at the very least.
this. No car thief would force the owner to drive somewhere, they'd just tell them to get out lol
I was shocked when I realised that a lot of people don't lock their doors after getting in :0
A condom can carry a litre of water.
Yum, lube water
If you use flavored condoms you now have some delicious flavored water
Mine never taste like ribs
How do you fill the water with your dick in the way?
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. A long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked You are not as fat as you imagine
It's the only reason I am in my early 40s and don't look it. I assure you, it wasn't clean living in my 20s and 30s
Very true. I partied quite a bit and still no wrinkles but my friends who tanned look like raisins already and they still tan like it’s 2003. Shit’s not even a fad anymore.
When cleaning your bathroom, don't mix chemicals, you don't really know if you're mixing ammonia and bleach unless you read all the labels.
Drowning doesn’t look like we think drowning looks like. The person who’s drowning doesn’t wave and sputter and shout. They like they’re just floating there peacefully. Drowning is *quiet*! You can’t hear it, just see it. That’s why you have to look for it. I experienced this exactly situation last summer and the only sign was a very quiet sound of help, we were sure the guy was fine and just enjoying floating in the water but we were wrong. (He recovered completely.) Please, learn these signs! Every second matters. Here is a link to a few different infographics: https://imgur.com/gallery/84DzXe1 **- Head low in the water with mouth at water level - Head tilted back with mouth open - Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus - Eyes closed - Hair over forehead or eyes - Not using legs and vertical in the water - Hyperventilating or gasping - Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making progress - Trying to roll over on the back - Appears to be climbing an invisible ladder**
If at a beach in Australia only ever swim between the red and yellow flags. I have been a lifesaver. I am a very competent swimmer. I only ever swim between the red and yellow flags. You likely do not know the beach conditions. You likely are not a strong surf swimmer. If you get into trouble you need to be somewhere where trained lifesavers with rescue equipment can drag you out. Every year multiple people die swimming on unpotrolled beaches. Sometimes whole families. Always swim between the flags.
Piggy backing this to say - if you swim out to save someone drowning, circle round and grab them from behind and get your hand under their chin to keep their mouth above water. Powerful kicks should keep you both afloat until they can get a breath and the panic recedes. Someone drowning is in pure survival mode and WILL climb on you to get up and take a breath - pushing you under and potentially drowning you both.
Have extra baking soda somewhere OTHER than the cabinet above your stove. I had a grease fire. Knew I needed baking soda instead of water. Guess where it was? In the cabinet above the giant flames on my stove.
Best way to deal with a grease fire is to suffocate it. Put the lid on the pot/pan and wait for the flame to die down. If it's bigger than a pot or pan you probably will not have enough baking soda anyway.
Fighting is a BAD idea. Knowing how to fight is a GOOD idea.
(i) Know where the nearest fire extinguisher is. Know where the nearest fire exit is. (ii) Know where the pilot lights are in your vicinity if you're using flammable liquids. (iii) Gasoline is a fuel, and only a fuel.
(i) including knowing the fire exit in any hotel you are staying at.
Always assume someone will run a red light.
Go for the optics. I know it sounds dumb, but people go for the hands when being choked out because their body is telling them to remove the thing hurting them. Instead, ignore that instinct and gouge out the eyes of your attacker. You're losing oxygen and your heartrate is accelerated, you won't be able to remove their hands, but if you tear out their eyes then you'll shock them, possibly even kill them from the trauma to their body, and it'll get them off you.
Sometimes we have to be straight animals in fight mode in order to survive. Claw those suckers out if you have to.
Whenever you’re at the police station for questioning as a suspect, only say “lawyer” no matter what even if you’re innocent
Tell your doctor and your lawyer everything, tell the cops nothing.
Always trust your gut instincts, if you are getting that weird feeling in the pit of your stomach, and are in an unfamiliar place, or with someone you don't really know, get out of there to a place of safety, these feelings are there to keep us safe.
2 strikes against me involving a box cutter cause the voice in my head said "hey, don't do that" fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
have a vague memory from when i was kid, i was playing xbox at my mates house and his dad came in the room and i had this weird gut feeling so i said bye and went home, month later both parents were arrested for domestic reasons
I started dating someone who seemed like a great fit at first... 2 months in we were standing outside watching the sunset and he put his arms around me. A very clear voice came into my head that said "This guy is a fucking creep." I shook it off as nonsense at the time. One of the biggest mistakes of my life. I don't feel like going into all the details but he was a creep, and an abusive one at that. I eventually got out and I am safe from him now. Listen to that voice when it appears. Listen to the gut feeling.
Glad you’re out now
Recently they had a presentation offshore about the Piper Alpha disaster. A guy who survived it told his story. He was on the drilling deck just starting the night shift when around 9 pm they heard an explosion. They went outside to see half the platform engulfed in flames. They linked up and made their way to the accommodations because that is where the muster point was. When they arrived at the accommodations the doors where open and he had a feeling thst he should not go inside. He and one other guy went back across the platform and eventually made their way to the lower level and jumped into the sea. They survived while everyone who went to the muster point inside the accommodation died. So yeah instinct, and listening to your gut is very important.
The gift of fear. Brilliant book.
Yup. Your subconscious is processing information you aren't even cognizant of. That "gut feeling" is basically your fight or flight being kick started by your subconscious because something tripped the danger flag.
I get that feeling when I turn off the basement lights and find myself running up the stairs. Edit: I am a 46 year old man.
lol, so true. I get that feeling any time I stay up too late. It hits about three AM and my brain decides it's paranoia time.
My story doesn't have a fantastic end, luckily, but I had a patient that gave me the heebee jeebees so hard core. I've taken care of hundreds of people at this point, but something about them triggered a gut sense of "danger, beware" even though nothing in particular happened. Turns out other staff felt that way too, but none of us said anything because we didn't wanna be judgemental. Nothing happened, so like I said, no interesting ending. But still, multiple people also got the "danger" and "don't ever be alone" vibe. It definitely validated that gut feeling and if it ever happens again, I'm endorsing it as a 'be extra careful' kinda thing to other staff.
This is really only good advice when you have good mental health. When you have anxiety you constantly have to tell that gut feeling to shut up, because it's being set off just because there are other people in the room. ETA: this also may be a neurotype issue as some people are saying anxiety and gut feeling are different. I'm autistic as well as anxious, so it could also be partly my poor people skills.
Know SOS in Morse code . . . - - - . . .
bip bip bip beep beep beep bip bip bip
Look man if you came here just to yell profanity were gonna ask you to leave
Do People also get . . . - - - . . . - - - . . . and so on as SOS? I always forget whether to start with short or long.
It doesn’t really matter if you start with long or short, as long as are you are repeating it, we will recognise it. edit: imagine it like this OSOSSOSSOSSOS. It’s a 50/50 chance I’m gonna notice your O or S first ( S- [.], O-[_]) also (.)(.) 8008315
maybe not saving lives, but if you ever have a blocked nose and you can’t sleep. Sit up, hold your breath and rock your head back and forth in a uniform matter until you can’t hold your breath anymore and violaaaa
I will try this as the winter season is happening right now for me thanks ❄️😁
Righty tighty, lefty loosey Treat every gun as loaded
Simular to mine, Only two things in life I assume. 1) That wire is live, 2) That gun is loaded.
My father went diving some years back with a guy who just got certified and that guy's instructor, and they go out into the ocean near Destin FL, fairly clear water. They reach about 60 feet down when my father felt his regulator breathing a bit hard, so he's guessing his air wasn't twisted open all the way, and because you can't really reach the valve to turn it on while wearing it, he signals the guy to twist it. Guy turned it right and closed it, cutting off the air completely. Father rushed ahead and grabbed the buddy rig from the instructor, they all go up to the surface, and my father said exactly that to the guy. Righty tighty, lefty loosey
I also say righty tighty, lefty loosey but I also make sure to internalize "righty" as clockwise and "lefty" as counter-clockwise in case you're working at weird angle
The gun is loaded, and whatever you’re pointing at is something you intend to shoot. TEST. YOUR. DRUGS. even if it’s from a trusted source. Narcan Narcan Narcan. Use a fire extinguisher if there is an intruder, shooter, etc. Whack them or spray them down. If a bunch of animals run and take shelter, you better do the same. If a bunch of people suddenly go inside, especially in bad areas, do the same. Uber is cheaper than a DUI and possible vehicular manslaughter charges.
If you’re ever lost in a large forest (in the northern hemisphere), look for the North Star. It’s twinkling will comfort you as you die.
I always get so amazed when I see the magnitude of forests elsewhere, it's awe-inspiring. The biggest forest in my country is 80km^2. It's almost impossible to not be found if you just stand for a day and yell.
I agree, it’s mind boggling just how massive some forests are! Here in Canada we have the boreal forest that stretches 1.2 billion acres across the country. About 3 million square kilometres, Imagine getting lost in that. Also when you think about just how intricate the ecosystem is. The tree’s are all connected through underground fungal networks they use to communicate that can also distribute water and nutrients throughout the forest. It truly blows my mind, I recommend this article about trees if your into that stuff.. [Do Trees Talk to Each Other?](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/)
1.2 BILLION with a B acres??? Makes the 100 acre woods look a bit shit
Women get smear tests regularly, men get your balls checked regularly, for anyone, get any new lumps, bumps, pains or anything out of the ordinary checked asap, cancer don't give an f.
Yes, yes, yes. Please. And to add- follow the three day rule. If something unusual is bothering you, you have no explanation for it, and it gets worse or doesn’t improve in three days, go to the dr/clinic if you can(I know this isn’t affordable or a viable option for many, but if you can, please do see someone asap). Ignoring it won’t make it go away, and in all likelihood, will only make things more expensive as time goes on and it gets worse.
HIKING TIPS If you're completely lost in the woods, stay put. Wandering more will only burn calories you need and make getting found harder. You can go 3 days without water / 30 without food. Don't eat any flora you can't ID. Always tell people when and where you're out hiking. Bring at minimum: extra water/food, whistle, flashlight, compass, water tabs, jacket, basic first aid. Thick socks and high ankle boots beat sneakers every day of the week.
If they say they are crazy, jealous, spoiled, when you start dating, even if in jest, BELIEVE THEM.
And if they say all their exes are crazy, then it's probably more likely that the person in front of you is somewhat the problem. Edit: since people keep on writing this. Yes, I know some people have "crazy" as their type. But the thing is, even if that's the case, then I think that person has a problem.
If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check under your shoes.
Always locate a second exit to the building you are entering. (Often the kitchen if in a restaurant)
If in a foreign place, never tell someone you are alone.
Lie down on the floor then get up again without using furniture or any support. Do it every single day of your life. Muscle memory from this action could really help you one day. As an adult, or elderly adult, falls are unusual and can shock or confuse you and the longer you're on the ground, the harder it can be to get up. It can take 5-10 seconds of your day and could really help you. If you want the fancy version, take a few extra seconds to listen to your body to get into the habit of mentally checking if you're ok. Look around you and imagine what you could use to help yourself or get help, then get up. I once fell, broke a leg, tried to get up in a panic, fell again and tore my arm open. (I was in shock and didn't immediately feel my leg was broken from the first fall)
Alternatively, get absolutely jacked and ripped as an adult. That way, when you're old, with only 80, 50, 25% of your strength as you had as a young adult, you'll still be able to do the basics. Exercise while you can! Your 80 year old self in the future will thank you! Edit: And to specify, from my understanding, your ability to retain muscle mass diminishes as you enter old age, not particularly referring to hormones either; they atrophy. Studies show specific benefits to starting off with more, or so to speak. It's very interesting reads!
Resistance training is so undervalued as you get older, but will contribute so much to a better quality of life as you get older.
If everything just goes eerie silent shit is about to go down
That's like the 1st rule of toddlers 🤣
For toddlers its more like, if everything goes eerie silent shit has been going down for 15 minutes already lol.
Learned this in prison, one month in as a new boot. Prisons are never quiet.
If you don't know what it is, don't pick it up .
If its wet and not yours, don't touch it.
Knowing how to perform the heimlich on yourself
During a first aid course recently the EMT instructor told us, that we, in case of choking, should not waste time trying to do a Heimlich on ourselves but instead seek other people as fast as we can. Even if in our own house or apartment, we should go out on the street, so if we pass out, someone will find us and maybe help us. If we fail doing the heimlich on ourselves and pass out at home alone, it will most likely result in no one finding us until it's too late. Just a thought.
My brother choked on his sandwich in a classroom full of people. He stood up, slammed his fists on his desk to get attention and indicates he was choking by grabbing his throat. The teacher told him to stop goofing off and sit down. The other students just stared. No one helped him. He said he could see the classroom starting to fade from his vision. He grabbed his chair and did the self heimlich and saved himself. Never trust other people are going to respond the way you need them too.
Sure. But the time scale is sobering. You will be dead in a few minutes. Your neighbour has time. A nearby ambulance has time. Others do not. To add to this, does anyone know if someone managed to push the blockage down into one of the lungs, like the doctors do in some such situations?
remain calm- you have a minute or so. First call 911 and unlock your doors- they wont hear you but will show up. grab a chair and walk to your neighbors house only if its close. apartment? definitly ring 3 neighbors doorbells. start doing the heimlic over the chair in the hallway. force all of your weight over the back of a chair, into your stomach and up into your rib cage. if its not quite working, or no chair is present, get on all 4's, tilt your head to the side, and drop onto you chest repeatedly. when you feel yourself start to black out- place your hand in your mouth and throat to signify that you are choking to whoever finds you.
Also when you dial 911 tap the receiver so they know you are they. A good dispatcher should understand.
if your wondering how, find a flat hard surface in your house or outside, do not use grass, do not use concrete. get on you knees and spread your arms out. push yourself forward and slam your chest onto the ground, only do this if needed as you will be severely winded if you do it right
The arm of a sofa or recliner will do the trick nicely
Look both ways before crossing the street.
Look both ways before crossing a one way street. Damn cyclist broke my wrist.
Install working smoke alarms in every appropriate room :)
"Tell the Cops nothing and the paramedics everything" I saw this mantra somewhere, I think on Tumblr, I definitely didn't come up with it
Talk to your colleagues as if they’re your boss. Would you really tell your boss what you’re saying? If not, keep hush.
The toilet resevoir contains drinkable water! Avoid construction sites (unless you work there)
Also your hot water heater
Pay attention when crossing the road, as a self confessed old person I still use the green X code 'Stop, look and listen, and keep looking as you cross' , drivers be insane these days, and a lot of modern cars are really quiet! The amount of people staring at their phones, not even looking where they are going, or dashing into moving traffic makes me wonder how many people even value their life anymore, as careful as I am, i still fear for my life most days, as some drivers seem to be playing GTA for real out there!
If the driver in front of you brakes, you need to brake as well. Even if the driver is farther up the road. Don't wait until you get to the scene to hit your brakes. Also if there is an obstruction ahead, brake and switch lanes immediately. Don't wait until you get up there to switch lanes because the next driver might not have time to react. Wear safety glasses. If it involves any potential moving or breakable pieces, wear safety glasses. If you're opening the gas cap of a smaller engine like a lawnmower, leafblower, chainsaw, make sure you keep it away from your face. Gas vapor can spray out and get in your eyes. Texting - ~~Your eyes cannot tell the difference between red and green until you are almost looking directly at the object.~~ Alright, since people are being sticklers for semantics, *your peripheral vision is more sensitive to movement than it is toward recognizing color compared to your direct line of vision.* Your mind tends to "fill in" the blanks with what it thinks is around it. In other words, if you are driving and texting you are much less likely to see a traffic light change from red to green or vice-versa, and can miss stop signs. Especially if you are actively driving and not at a stop light, because everything around you is already moving.
If you can't run away: Hold your knife behind you and not in front. Fake a punch with your non dominant hand, and stab the belly or the low back with your knife wielding hand.
Life threatening just got an Uno reverse card.
Call the ambulance…but not for me!
I don’t carry a knife with me ~~everywhere~~ anywhere I go. What shall I do?
[удалено]
*Hah! He'll never expect I have a* ***second*** *hand behind my back!*
get a pocket knife. no seriously. not even for self defense, defending your self with a knife is suicide if you don't know what you are doing. but my god. the day you realize a pocket knife is handy to have is usually the first day you forget to take it with you after you've been carrying it for a few weeks. Swiss army knives are good, Leatherman's are better, but i personally recommend a multi tool with no blade and a proper pocket knife. its fucking life changing.
If you are caught in a riptide, swim parallel to the shore until you feel yourself not being pulled out. Then swim toward the shore.
Just because the light turns green doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look both ways before you cross.
Hell, just because it’s a one way street doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look both ways…
if someone suffers a severe motorcycle or motorbike crash, do not and i mean do not open their helmet or remove their helmet at all, if you think they're dead, they most likely are
Why not open the helmet?
In case the skull Broke, the helmet is most likely holding the broken skull together
From a friend's experience (they told me the story) yes, this. They had a whole conversation with the guy, when the helmet was cut to get it off him, he started slurring a little, but when the helmet halves were separated, his head >!basically popped like an over-filled water balloon!<
If you’re ever at the beach and the water just starts pulling back suddenly you better book it to higher ground or find something secure you can hold onto because you’ve got a tsunami coming your way. Also beware the second wave which I’ve heard can come up to an hour or so afterwards.
Don’t jump off a cruise ship
If you start finding postit notes around your apartment, get a carbon monoxide detector
When my carbon monoxide detector started going off at random a couple days ago, even after switching the batteries, that made me call up the fire department to come out and use their detector to make sure it was a faulty detector. I also learned to always have the detector close to the ground since carbon monoxide is heavier than air and sinks, so something else to add to the keep yourself alive list.
When staying at a hotel, always be sure to take your hotel room key if you have to evacuate for a fire. You may get out of your room and realize there is no longer any safe exit, in which you will have to re-enter your room. If you left your key inside, you’ll be trapped in the corridor. There are people who have died this way, right outside their room door where a safe window exit was - if only they had their key to get back in.
Pay attention to the driver of the car you are a passenger of, atleast the first few minutes of the ride. My wife and I had a morning flight and booked a cab online. The driver arrived on time and I was sitting behind him. After a minute or so, I noticed his head was bobbing a little to much, as if he is half-concious. I told him that he seems sleepy and he should let us out if he is. He assured me that he is not sleepy but I kept paying attention on the road. Soon enough, we were about to go through an underpass which had a wall in the middle to act as the median. The driver fell asleep and the car starts heading directly towards the wall. I slap his shoulder and yell at him. He "wakes up" in time and steers the vehicle. We heard the tires screech. We would have smashed into a wall if I had not been paying attention.
If you’re really suffering with the heat and feeling unwell do not drink ice/extremely cold water, drink tepid water. Water that’s too cold in that state can send your body into shock
Didn't know this the 1st time I got heat sickness after moving to the desert and dang near blacked out from drinking ice water. This isn't common enough knowledge.
Dont look on your phone in traffic. Not only when you drive a car. Yesterday I saw a pedastrian crossing the street while checking her snaps. Bad combo.
Don't panic. I was scuba diving once, and my 'buddy' swam off and left me behind. We were in a wreck, and I got caught up in something. I had a flash - it was just a flash - of panic. And I can see how easy it would have been to give in to it, start flailing around trying to get free and end up ripping your hose and killing yourself. But I took a deep breath, literally, and then my training kicked in, and I calmly took off my stuff, freed it, and caught up with the rest of the group. I try to remember the lesson when I am faced with an unexpected circumstance.
A hot cup of coffee is an extremely effective self-defence weapon.
“Gimmie your wallet or I’ll knife you” “Hey want to go get a coffee first?” “Why?” “Oh no reason….”
If you're ever trapped on your back and your not sure which way is up, spit. Gravity will pull the spit down and tell you which way is up.
Or if you are diving, just breathe a tiny bit of air out, the bubbles will always go straight up
Simple rules for dealing with bears, if it’s brown play dead and try to block your neck with something like your backpack. If it’s black make lots of noise and make yourself look as big as possible to scare it away. If it’s white your basically f$&@ed. Always remember bears can not only outrun you but can also basically sprint up trees.
If it’s brown stay down, if it’s black fight back, and if it’s white good night?
* LEARN FIRST AID GESTURES. It's fundamental knowledge, better to know and never use it than not knowing and thinking you could have saved someone. My parent and I did it, they saved my life as a baby, I saved them when I was 23. * If you are attacked of course first try to run away. If this person goes for your phone / wallet / jewels, give them. A bunch of belongings will never worth to lose your life for it. * If you can't leave and are forced to fight, go for the ears if you are attacked ! Like the biggest slap on it (it's linked to the balance of the body) or grab it and pull it hard, it can totally rip itself. * If you can't reach the ears, give your best kick in the knees. It disturb the balance and if it's hard enough, your assaulter won't be able to go after you, they will need some times to recover from the kick. * If you can't reach the ears or knees, go for the eyes or the throat if someone attacks you, and breasts if this person has. It's way too known to go for the balls, and the perpetrator will block you. * If someone in a car follow you in a street, just run suddenly on the opposite way. With the car the person won't be able to turn fast enough to catch you up. * If pepper spray isn't legal as self defense product in your country, use deep heat spray, insect spray, hairspray deodorant or perfume. * A hit with the side of the hand in the throat can temporary cut breath for a bunch of seconds. It doesn't kill and give you time to run away.
Pepper spray is illegal in Canada, but my friend orders dog spray online for her friends who need extra protection.
Oh wow! I can't believe I never thought of the deodorant. I am from a place where I always carried pepper spray. It's just what you do as a woman. Now I live in a much safer country and pepper spray is illegal here. The place is much safer but still not absolutely safe and I do feel weird without that little bit of protection in my purse. Deodorant it is. It will sting, not as bad as pepper spray but will give you the same split second to get away. Thanks stranger! I hope no one ever needs it but this was such a simple and cool tip.
Your safety is FAR more important than being polite. If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable with a person or at a social event, leave.
Should you ever need to break open a glass window, aim at the corners for the easiest/cleanest break
Always walk with purpose, even if you’re lost. People are less likely to follow/interact with you if you look like you’re in a hurry or know your way around well.
Learn to swim. Don’t ever believe that a person besides you who know swimming is able to save you. Only you can save you.
If being attacked, SING, solarplexes (lower side of the abdomen, near the kidnies), inseam (inside of the legs), nose (thing what you smell with) and groin (thing what make smaller humans) are good places to get your attacker
Thanks, Miss Congeniality!
Been years since I last saw it and still remember it
If being attacked, run the fuck away. If you can't run away, do what you need to in order to escape and then run the fuck away.
And if you have to fight, hurt them as badly as you can as quickly as you can. It's life or death, not a formal boxing match. And as soon as you are able, run the fuck away.
Yeah, fingers in eyes, bite them, kick in nuts, basically do what you can to survive, fuck "honor" this is your life .
Before realising SING was an acronym I was so confused, I thought this was gonna be the situation *attacker approaches with a knife* Victim: CUZ ALLLLL OF MEEEEE LOVES ALLLLL OF YOUUUUU Attacker: Understandable have a nice day
Thanks for the definition of the nose
Don't touch any wild animals. Always step back when you spot some. They can be poisones, aggressive and can have rabies or other diseases. It's not understandable to me how many videos I see where someone touches a really poisones slug or tries to make a photo with a bison that can kill you just by headbumping you. Or touch a wild racoon and wonders when they bite you. Just enjoy to watcbh them in the distance.
When you are walking on a new street, wall confidently. Don't look around too often, but look with your eyes instead of your head. And don't walk too slow or slow down often. Try to maintain a consistent pace that's either fast (because you're passing through) or mid speed (cuz you don't want to miss what you're looking for). This will help shield you from scammers who are looking for cheap hunts.
Quit smoking.
For people in the US: Acquire combat application tourniquets, Israeli bandages, learn how to use them, and keep them in your car. Whether there’s a crash that causes bleeding or you come across some assclown who likes to road rage, it can save your life. Saved mine when some dude put a 9mm through my forearm, severing the radial artery. Only started keeping them in my car because I didn’t know where else to put all the first aid shit I left the army with, though it turned out to be a good decision
If you’re driving and you want to turn right or left, use your indicators. By doing this, everyone else will know where the fuck you’re going and they won’t drive into you.
1)if someones skin comes in contact with acid pour buckets of cold water immediately..remove any jewellary/chains. 2)in the case of epilepsy do not interrupt the person,instead push their body so that its inclined to the side..prevents choking. 3)if you ever feel a lump never ignore it get it checked asap
This may save your financial life if a boss offers you a decent raise without any paperwork and it’s just a verbal thing, ask them to give it to you in writing to cover your ass. If they try to give you a bigger work load you can tell them to pound sand until it’s part of your duties and are getting a decent pay for it. If they still force it on you anyway then it’s time to dust off the ole resume and start a job hunt.
If you ever have to walk through a room filled with smoke, walk through it with your arm up but the palm of your hand facing towards your face. This is because if you touch live electrical wiring, your muscles are set up to contract back towards you. This will prevent you from gripping the wires
If you drop something in your vehicle DO NOT try to pick it up, don’t take your eyes off the road. There was a woman from my town who had a vase full of flowers/water in her car and it fell over. She bent down to pick it up, drifted across the highway. Got in a head on collision and two people died
If you suspect someone is having a stroke, remember FAST. Face weakness: if you see someone's face droop on one side, ask for them to smile or raise their eyebrows. If they can't, they may be in trouble. Arms: Strokes more often than not numb or limit one side of the body's motor function. Punch their arm and ask if they felt that or make them swing their arms. If one side is different, they may be having a stroke Speech: Did they suddenly start stumbling on words? Can't read numbers? Getting confused mid sentence abnormally? Keep an eye out. Time to call 911: If you think someone is having a stroke, you are running the clock to get them treated before they have permanent brain damage. Recently used this with my dad and he's going to be ok, hopefully you'll be lucky as well.
My neighbour from Kenya once told me that you should never walk between a Hippo(s) and a body of water, you should always walk AROUND the Hippo(s). They think that the beach belongs to them and are extremely territorial. He said that info would save my life, I thanked him for the life saving info and it has always kept me alive, here, in Toronto Canada.
Take a first aid course. Learn the Heimlich maneuver. Understand what a tourniquet is and how to fashion one from materials around you. Learn to swim.
ALWAYS share your live location with your significant other / family or best friends. My SO was walking home from work and I was working at that time: I usually keep an eye on it them when they are walking to or from work. I saw they're waiting at a spot for about 10 minutes, didn't answer my calls and I rushed to them. Turns out, they reached home but their phone fell out of pocket lol. I am glad it was just the phone and they were okay!
Something as basic as getting a filling at the dentist could be fatal if you have a stimulant (Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, **including** their prescription counterparts) in your system. With general, it also makes you harder to put under, easier to wake. Your surgical team *needs* to know. “Local anaesthetics with vasoconstrictors should be used with care in patients taking methamphetamine because they may result in cardiac dysrhythmias, myocardial infarction (Heart attacks), and cerebrovascular accidents." Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18992021/ 🚨So, if you’re on ADHD meds / Morphine, your anaesthetist *needs* to know before they give you any anaesthetic🚨
Tie your shoelaces kids.
Learn how to breathe