19 Pieces Of ‘Random Advice That Could Save Your Life’

Solid advise. I have called 911 and not done this, but now I will.

My kid is a 911 operator, she has taught me to do just this, if I ever need to call in an emergency say my adress first.

Isn't that what they ask first though?

Yup! And please, make certain your situation is an emergency! Use non- emergency phone numbers to police or fire for non-emergency issues or questions

in the netherlands they answer the phone with ""what is the address of the emergency" for this reason

I'm hyperventilating just thinking about it

If you're deep and disoriented good chance you can't see them. You might feel them on your face and know from that, though (and if you don't feel them touch at all "up" must be "ahead" generally).

A fart counts as bubbles

I'd just die. I cant swim and my thalassophobia is really severe

That does not work when you've just been dumped by a big wave.

We got a comedian over heah

The bystander effect is also the reason when there are many adults around "watching the kids" that kids drown in pools. Assign one person.

Social Psychology experts have done a myriad of experiments on this. It's been proven that the more people involved the less likely someone is going to react to a situation. Everyone thinks someone else is handling it or that something is normal.

Am I the only one who reads and watches crime stuff? I feel like this is common knowledge

"You with the bad outfit, call an ambulance!" *Person with bad outfit* Well now I'm not doing it.

If you are choking alone and can’t get help, you need to thrust under your ribcage just like performing the Heimlich on yourself. Using the back edge of a chair often works, the edge of a counter, but it must be under the ribs! trust me, speaking from experience here!

I once had a medical emergency at work. I started having pain, and went into the one-person bathroom with the locked door... and then I stumbled out because I realized I was in danger of passing out behind a locked door.

I almost died in a restaurant because I didn't want to make a scene. I was at a large company dinner and choked on a piece of food. I didn't want to make a scene around bosses and coworkers so I sat there trying to quietly clear the block, all while being completely unable to breathe. Thankfully, the restaurant owner saw me from across the room pretty quickly and she rushed over and did heimlich on me.

I've heard that Japanese Lifesavers have to be really vigilant. Japanese people are apparently too self-effacing to call for help when they're drowning.

or falling on your chest (push-ups) to push the air out of your lungs (it is from a US firman

Reminds me of the x-ray shown in a documantary of a young woman with the volume k**b of the car radio in her head after her car crashed. This was in the 1950s.

Also, no one wants to smell your disgusting feet. Keep them off of the dashboard, you animal.

Maybe not that dramatic, but you’ll definitely break your legs or worse, go through the windshield feet first. Also had a friend who used to like dangling their feet out the window and hang them on the dashboard one time was playing with a jump rope out the window when it wrapped around the wheels suddenly and dragged her out, killing her.

I saw some pictures on fb recently of this kind of accident. I never ever will not sit like this.

This is just common sense, but people are dumb.

Also: be a pain in the ass! Kick, scream, yell that you don’t know this person, fight like you’re life depends on it, because once they succeed in getting you secured/to another location, that may very well be it! The key is to prevent them from taking you in the first place, so always look alert and make yourself a “bad target” to acquire!

Well I guess I could just start taking my clothes off and leaving them. Eventually the kidnappers would give me back after seeing all this.

I do jiujitsu and I find it helps a lot with getting larger people off of me, because of techniques we learn. I’m not saying it would work completely, especially with punches or weapons being thrown at you, but it’s a valuable life tool and I’m so grateful to be able to learn it, I certainly feel a bit safer being out and about.