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“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Some people are not just professionals in their field. They’re superheroes, making sure that we’re safe and sound, and well taken care of in moments that matter the most.
Many of these superheroes are health professionals who, seeking to help those in need, have to deal with all sorts of gruesome situations on a daily basis. It’s not uncommon for said situations to become life lessons on what (not) to do or use in life, and today, we’re sharing those lessons with you.
On the list below, you will find comments made by emergency medical technicians (EMT), registered nurses (RN), and doctors, after one content creator—Anna Syme, going on TikTok by ‘the_singing_farmwife’—asked them about the things they wouldn’t do or purchase because of the traumas they’ve seen at work. Scroll down to find their advice below and make sure to pay close attention.
Anna turned to TikTok to start the important discussion
Image credits: the_singing_farmwife
Health professionals had plenty of advice to share
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#1
Look both ways before hititng the gas when the light turns green.
Divado 6 months ago
And look both ways when crossing a one way street. My mother could be driving..
SKaye 6 months ago
Keep an eye out for cross traffic even if it's been green for awhile. Almost had my entire family wiped out by a cement truck barreling down a hill, no sign of slowing down. Just had a sense to slow down when approaching an intersection where the light had already been green for a few seconds, and was able to stop before the truck came thru. Stuff of nightmares.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
YES. Just because the light is red for others doesn’t mean they’ll always stop. Drive defensively and keep yourself safe :)
Brian Droste 6 months ago (edited)
Even when walking across a street. Plus if you look one way then the other way, look back to the first way you look. Just that second or two a vehicle could be coming from the way you look the first time.
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Irene Bucior 6 months ago
Here in Arizona, I count to three before I go at a green light. These are the worst drivers I’ve ever seen and I’m a born and raised New Yorker. They run red light like it’s normal.
JayWantsACat 6 months ago
Yeah, I've started to wait a beat and look both ways whether driving or cross on foot.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
For SURE!! There have been a couple of times that the light turned just as I was going under it & I didn't have time to stop.
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#2
Never ever ever take my eyes off of a child near any body of water.. it takes a split second.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Hahaha my mum had twins as a single 25 year old mom, she definitely leashed us too 😂 I hate hearing people get all weird about kids on leashes, it’s not disrespectful, it’s safe parenting!
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Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Auntriarch: tiny children certainly can drown in a puddle. Once no longer tiny... Well. The late night drunks staggering home in the cold and wet are rather more likely to die face down in a puddle than a typical eight year old.
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
As someone who nearly drowned at a beach aged 2 I concur! I also "got myself" lost in a shopping centre about 18 months later, and also went missing for several hours on a different beach when I was about 8or 9. Anyone else spotting a pattern here? 🤔
Wombat 6 months ago
When my mum was a teenager she was at a gathering where there was a 2 year old she often watched. No one told her she was supposed to be looking after him that day, they just assumed. He was found dead face down in a few inches of water, reaching for his toy truck. She never forgave herself. Moral - make sure people actually know if they're supposed to be on child duty.
Bewitched One 4 months ago
Yes!! This. Dad thinks mom is watching and mom thinks dad is watching so no one is actually watching the children. I’ve just always assumed I’m on my own with keeping my kids safe
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Rick Murray 6 months ago
My mom did when I was a toddler, not her fault big family get together and she was the one trying to keep the peace. I drowned. Got rescued, bashed, beaten, hospital, the full works. Thankfully I don't actually remember any of it, but I freak the f*ck out if I slip when washing my hair and my head goes more than about half underwater. I'm like a cat - water is nice to look at, the end.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
As an uncle, I considered my role to be backup shortstop for the parents - stopping the short people before they got in trouble. Even if I launched the trouble in the first place.
Irene Bucior 6 months ago
I’m always shocked at how many people aren’t paying attention to their kids! I’ve gone up to the lifeguard to alert them and they’ve yelled at the parents. Unbelievable.
Daniele Ribolla 6 months ago
me too. even when the children are on the sidewalk, I slow down and move away from the edge of the road.
#3
EMT. Get ur feet off the dash please.
jessica r 6 months ago
I quit putting my feet on the dashboard after I saw that one X-ray picture. You know which one I'm talking about.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago (edited)
I've seen this advice so often on here, but I've never seen anyone who's actually done it. Is it that common? I wonder if the smaller cars we have in the UK make it less likely? You'd have to be REALLY short for it to be possible in my car.
Ms Daisy 6 months ago
Here in the US, at least we're i live, it's really common.
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BrownEyedPanda 6 months ago
Did that once. Nearly had a head-on with another driver. Never again.
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April Pickett 6 months ago
Broken hips, legs, ribs, and more await you when your feet are on the dash.
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Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
My late dad was as bad a passenger as he was a driver. One day he kept bracing his arm against the dashboard of my car and I told him that that was where the airbag was, and if there was an accident he'd break his wrist. The rest of the drive he kept reaching his arm out and then pulling it back, as if he couldn't control himself.
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
Fortunately this has never been a problem for me because I don't think putting your feet on the dash is comfortable. I also find it gross and a bit disrespectful, tbh. I am a bit of a car fanatic and even though my current car has seen better days, she still deserves to taken care of and respected. Feet are to stay on the floor, please.
John Dilligaf 6 months ago
i don't even see *how* people can do this. I couldn't get my feet up on the dash board if I tried.
#4
Rad tech here... I'd never go to a chiropractor.
Grape Walls of Ire 6 months ago
Can't emphasize this enough. Please read about the history of chiropractics before visiting one.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
There is no such thing as a subluxation. The only useful things chiropractors do these days are using traction, heating pads, ice packs, and exercise programs. All things they stole from Physical Therapists. I only use PTs now as insurance covers them. The last spine manipulation a chiropractor did left me dizzy for a number of days.
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winterwidow87 6 months ago (edited)
Seriously people, chiropractors are quacks. You can have benefits for back pains/neck pains etc. by going to a physical therapist who knows what they're doing, why risk being injured?
AGGA Films 6 months ago
There are good and bad in any profession. A chiropractor fixed my endless nerve pain, realigned my poorly healed coccyx bones, and managed to dislodge a bone fragment in a joint that would have otherwise required major surgery. There are bad ones out there, but in some countries Chiropracty is a five year medical degree. And I owe my mobility to a few good ones.
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GenuineJen 6 months ago
I was told once by my doctor that if bones/ joints "moved" the way chiropractors claimed they were manipulating them, our everyday lives would be a mess. Meaning that every bump or knock would have us so out of alignment that we wouldn't be able to function.
AGGA Films 6 months ago
They mostly move back before they go too far out of alignment. I have hyper mobility and every day a random bump or knock moves something out of alignment and I deal with varying degrees of nerve pain until they go back to where they should be. Just because someone hasn't experienced something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I don't need to see a chiropractor much these days thanks to their effective treatments, but I wouldn't be living as relatively pain-free as I am now without the many things that they corrected that had been deemed unfixable without surgery by other medical professionals.
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DaisyBee 6 months ago
They get so upset they cry and wipe their tears with the money of those they’ve managed to fool
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Courtney Christelle 6 months ago
I actually had a chiropractor cure a long standing problem I had as a child. There’s good ones and bad ones, just like any other profession.
Nina 6 months ago
Yes, so has my sister. It might differ per country what they (are allowed to) do.
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ChickyChicky 6 months ago
I went to a chiro, the back cracks were nice. First meeting he took x-rays and said "yes see here where your spine is out of line, blah blah. Let's get you 5-6 sessions and we'll get you where you need to be." I said, "how will you know I'm where I need to be? Do you take x-rays again?" he looked at me like I grew two heads and mumbled something...I did go a couple more times because I did like the back crack. No neck cracks.
Flavia Slag 6 months ago
ICU nurse...had 2 patients come in with broken necks from chiropractor's "neck manipulation." It's a big no from me.
Ghostpotato 6 months ago (edited)
I feel like whenever Americans talk about chiropractors it's something completely different than what a chiropractor is in my country. I wonder if they learn different things during training.
#5
As someone who took care of the elderly, please MOVE. Go on walks, exercises, go biking. Do things that stimulate the mind, memory. Please take care of yourself.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Keeping physically and mentally active helps with everything. It’s about moderation and working within your own capabilities. Do what you can, when you can, but be kind to yourself when doing so.
CK 6 months ago
People often make the mistake of thinking you have to go hard in the beginning in order to "kickstart" their exercise habit. In reality, you can make progress with activity that builds on your existing fitness level without pushing to the point where you're exhausted and miserable. As the body adapts, you gain more ways to move that are within your capabilities and fun.
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Mike F 6 months ago (edited)
Right? With people's propensity for fiddling with a phone while driving the exercise those folks get might be along the lines of running for their lives.
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Cyndi Hafele 6 months ago
I thought the recommendation was gonna be to not walk down the middle of windy, hilly country road with 2 of your friends.
Never Snarky 6 months ago
And don't walk in the middle of the road, especially on a blind hill or curve.
#6
Vet tech here and I would NEVER leave a child alone with a dog, let a child crawl on a dog. I don’t care if it’s the loved family dog, they are animals and I’ve been involved with cases of child death.
Phoenix 6 months ago
A friend of mine's ex left their baby strapped in the carseat on the couch while he took a shower (mom was at work).They had a new puppy and the puppy chewed up the baby's feet. The' baby is healthy young adult now but the trauma at the time was horrible.
Boris Long-Johnson 6 months ago
There’s another side as well - you don’t know what the kid will do to the animal.
Brian Droste 6 months ago
And that could cause the animal to act aggressively.
Load More Replies... DaisyBee 6 months ago
My dog is my absolute world. She’s the most docile, loving, gentlest dog in the world - I still won’t leave her alone with my nephew or nieces. Not because I’m worried something will happen, but because at the end of the day, she is an animal and they are kids - s**t happens sometimes, and it can be totally out of the blue behavior on both ends. It’s my job, as the adult and as the dog’s owner, to ensure that neither my dog or one of the kiddos end up in a situation that could escalate to danger. For all of their sakes. Simple as
Nils Skirnir 6 months ago
Our family collie from years ago was a wonderful being and wonderful with family. However, he was energetic, bossy, and loved playing. Never would have left him alone with young children or even children he didn’t know. Not because he’d attack, but because he’d herd them and even nip at heels if he didn’t know them. This was after both ring and behavior training. He was also overgrown, very tall, muscular, and weighed 80 lbs
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Emilu 6 months ago
Amen. We hear of this a lot. "Oh, but we've had the dog since he was a puppy and he's never done anything like this!" Sure, but dogs can get jealous of the reduced attention if a kid comes along/kid does something dumb like pulls the dog's tail, ears, etc -- then the next thing you know there's a tragic story of a kid being killed by a dog who inevitably gets put down, so you have two needless losses. Just don't do it.
Jonathan Setter 6 months ago
There is a video on facebook about a pet cockatoo that plays with a toddler all the time. I don't care how friendly you think your pet is, if it has the equipment to maim or k**l a child you should not allow the child free access to the anima. The amount of hate i got for saying this in the comments was crazy.
Jane Ellen 6 months ago
Since dogs CAN bite, they will if 'triggered' and you never know what that might be. ESPECIALLY don't have Pit Bulls or Rottweilers around kids. Their k**l rate is 75% of all kills by dogs, ALL the other breeds make up on 24%.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
I once knew someone who refused to have her dog put down after it basically ate her daughter's face!
ILoveMySon 6 months ago
My friend put her dog down for this exact reason. She said it was a choice of her son or dog.
Load More Replies... Michelle C 6 months ago (edited)
Don’t ever be reckless with supervising children, especially preadolescent children - period!
Lily 4 months ago (edited)
My sister, a breeder of Goldens, got a Collie for her husband on Christmas, a dream he'd always had for a Lassie Dog. It was a great dog for a couple years, and one night she left her three-year-old to play in the living room while she fixed dinner. The little girl played sweetly with that Collie just like she did with the Goldens. After hearing screams, my sister ran in to find the Collie with the toddlers face in it's jaws, brutally biting her. She quick tried to get the the dog off but it just became more aggressive, so she ran back to the kitchen to grab a cast iron pan and hit the dog repeatedly to stop the attack. The wee thing needed plastic surgery and dozens of stitches. The dog was put down. That's the last dog on earth I'd ever thought would get violent, and with a child.
Susan Raskin 6 months ago
never let a child put his/her face in front of a dog's face like the photo above. The damage that could be done is a lifetime of disfigurement
#7
OR nurse here. Never let a chiropractor touch your neck. Ever.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
An experienced masseuse is roughly the same cost to knead out the muscle spasms that are causing your bones to "go out".
Michael Largey 6 months ago
One of the dumbest, laziest, and most morally despicable students I've ever had is now a chiropractor. Fortunately he practices in Norway. (He couldn't pass the US exam.)
bfypbncgnx 6 months ago
Yep seen someone with a broken neck from this. Lucky not to be paralysed but left with chronic pain
Tanya Mattson 6 months ago
My parents sent me to chiropractors for a neck injury starting when I was 12 , I quit going years ago but the damage was done . My neck is totally F'cked.
Shortstuff 4 months ago
I came out of a chiropractor visit and couldnt stop vomiting. Later saw an orthopedic surgeon. He said NEVER go to a chiropractor. He has so many patients who did, and were worse after the visit. I had a spinal fusion with bone graft, no chiropractor could have fixed my problem which was collapsed discs..
Maureen Rouse 6 months ago
Too late for me! Had surgery to correct problem and ended up in even worse shape.
#8
Also can we please treat every gun as if it's loaded especially when cleaning.
Strings 6 months ago
Not a genie that can be put back in the bottle. Better to educate on safe handling practices
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Falafal salad 6 months ago
There’s a teeny tiny gun under that cloth…maybe.
Load More Replies... Jo Firth 6 months ago (edited)
Australian here - back in the late 70s when any nutjob could own a gun, our next door neighbour was cleaning his 'unloaded' rifle on the back step of his house. It went off and put a bullet through the wall of my 6-year old brother's bedroom, lodging in the mattress. Luckily it was late at night and he was asleep. Also luckily, the angle wasn't 6 inches higher or my brother would not have seen his 7th birthday. For anyone asking, the house was fibro which appears to be easy to shoot through. Neighbour was horrified and when a copper who lived about 5 doors up the road, came down to see what was going on, the neighbour (sobbing at this point) handed over the rifle without being asked. Accidents happen people which is why guns are dangerous in anyone's hands. Give me a moment to grab some popcorn so I can sit back and watch the gun lovers comment.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
Hmm, I'm 51 and have never held a real gun. I think I should be thankful to live in a place where such things aren't seen as necessities.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
That's literally one of the rules for safe gun handling, always assume it's loaded.
Mimi M 6 months ago
Assume it's loaded, don't rest finger on trigger unless ready to shoot, don't point in any bystander's direction.
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Silberwolf 6 months ago
Also never point a gun at a person unless you're fine with shooting them.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I have only once pointed a loaded gun at anything alive. And I would have pulled that trigger if he hadn't left my house by the time I counted down. 🤷🏻♂️
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Ray Carrillo 6 months ago
Always treat guns as loaded, never point a gun at anything you do not want destroyed, never put your finger on a trigger unless you are going to fire it and never shoot at anything you cannot see.
Kristin 6 months ago
Good lord people not everyone who owns a gun is a pshyco. Alot of people act like they are a disease, which in some aspect yes. I myself own several. I have taken my classes and have had lots of practice of how to handle them and shoot them. We keep them in a safe of which my husband and I only have the combination. Yes alot of punks have them and alot of people shouldn't own one but again not everyone who owns then is going to have I'll intentions.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
Good thing your safe has a combo lock and only you & your husband know it. Years ago, one of my son's best friends knew where the safe key was, and although having been through gun safety training, shot and killed his brother while they were fooling around.
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I don’t trust other ppl’s dogs period.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Why? A strange person can have a mental illness - so can a dog. But good luck giving my brother's dachshound the belly rub it asks for - let us know how many stitches you needed afterwards. No fault of the dog, it was horribly mistreated. Buy do you know that when you see him for the first time? No.
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BeKind&Rewind 6 months ago
I had 50 stitches to my face from saving my neighbor from her pit bull that had ended their other dog and moved on to the owner. I now trust ZERO dogs. Super sad!
keyboardtek 6 months ago
We had a dog that was completely unpredictable with strangers. It would wag its tail like it was friendly seconds before it snapped at people. The smart thing is to assume every dog you meet might be a biter. Ask the owner before approaching the dog. And the small ones are the worst.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
When I was young, it was only a crappy chain link fence that stopped me from being mauled by a neighbour's dog. The neighbour's son had been taunting the dog through another part of the fence (because he was an a-hole) and by the time I went out in the back garden this dog was in such a state that it didn't care what it attacked. The neighbour screamed and ran. My mother called the police and I never saw that dog again. But I'd been nice to it (as it was kind of cute for a lumpy wolf like creature) and then it decided to k**l me, so, yeah, major trust issues when it comes to dogs. Except those tiny noisy ones, they're just comical, you know in their heads they're saying "come on then, let's be having you".
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
Tbh, I'm more cautious around some of those ankle biting noisy ones than larger breeds. I'm sorry you had such a traumatic experience. I was attacked(bite/clawed/scratched) by a classmate's cat, when I was in 4th grade ~9/10 years old. From then on, I tried to avoid them and was very nervous around the few that were unavoidable. About 10 years ago my sister adopted a cat, named Oscar, that actually helped me to be less fearful of cats. He even helped me work through my trauma, just by being himself. So I can relate to having major trust issues with specific animals. I can tell you a little more about my experience if you're interested, I would love to share. Take care ☺️
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Anne Young 6 months ago
I think a lot of people feel that way about dogs.
Load More Replies... Brian Droste 6 months ago
Dependsmon how they act when I first meet them. At times I seen dogs thst seem friendly at first, even wagging their tails but then act aggressively. Yes, so you have to be careful.
Cee Cee 6 months ago
Wagging tails are not always indicative of friendliness.
Load More Replies... Breadcrumb. 6 months ago
I don't offer my hand like so many people tell you to do. I prefer to wait, let the dog come to you.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
ALWAYS look at both ends of the animal. Barking, wagging it's tail? MAY be ok. Offering the back of the hand so it can investigate.
Sergy Yeltsen 6 months ago
This. I had a piece taken out of my thigh from a guy who said "It's okay, he won't bite". Turns out it might not bite humans, but if they smell like cats? Yup. These are the animals that need to be put down and the owners banned from owning anything other than a pet rock for the rest of their lives.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 6 months ago
I disagree that the animal, doing what comes naturally, should be put down. The owner should be put down, and the animal should live with someone who can respect AND control it.
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DaisyBee 6 months ago
Reminds me of the joke; 10 most evil dog breeds. 10-2 reads out “there are no such things as evil dog breeds” but then number 1 says - Chihuahuas 🤣 It’s true, they’re balls of anger and rage (but also very loving)
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Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. You can do everything right, doesn't matter. One other person makes a mistake, done for.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Personally witnessed a fatal motorcycle accident right outside of our family business back in December. Gave our security camera video clips to the police. His family and friends set up a memorial right where he died and I talked with them whenever I saw them. I attended both of his memorials. He did nothing wrong while driving and was wearing a helmet - the driver of the SUV that struck him was completely at fault, but the young man on the motorcycle is the one who died. It was just days before Christmas and the motorcyclist was only 28 years old. I'm not saying he's at fault for riding his motorcycle, but just saying - you can be a flawless motorcyclist and do EVERYTHING right, no speeding, wear all the safety gear, etc., and sometimes you will still be the one who gets injured or killed.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
I have known six (6) one-legged people, all caused by a motorcycle accident. I love the freedom of the open air but concluded it was best to be inside the steel machine, not wrapped around it.
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H R 6 months ago
On a course with motorcycle, the instructor said that every driver is out to k**l you. Every one!
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Yep I was taught the same thing! My bf is a red seal motorcycle mechanic, has been for about 7 years, and he’s totally done with the lifestyle. He’s seen too many accidents and had enough near misses himself. He barely rides any more, he lives in a huge city and it’s just too dangerous. He says “I’m too old for this bs” lmao
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Learner Panda 6 months ago
My one and only - and last - bike accident was caused by a woman pulling out in front of me on a roundabout. She and the rest of her party then left the scene. She had been drinking, but because she visited the police station before 24 hours, the alcohol didn't show up.
Marilyn Holt 6 months ago
Quiet country road, good motorcyclist, dressed properly etc. Dog came running from a farm driveway and put that bike down. Not a death but never walk again without pain.
Fish Face 6 months ago
My mom worked in a hospital. She made my sister and I promise never to ride on one when we were early teens after seeing one to many bad things happen. (We grew up in on of the most popular motor cross towns in Cali, and with a lot of bike clubs in the area that cruised.) So approaching 50 in a couple years and I have kept my promise. No one I dated ever rode. She did a good job scaring the c**p out of me.
John Dilligaf 6 months ago
that's driving in general. You can do everything right, but one other person makes a mistake and you're done for.
#11
Me and my husband are both EMT firefighters….. live your life. Just do the dangerous things carefully and teach your kids the same. We could die from anything any time.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
So much respect for EMTs and fire fighters (and any emergency personnel, honestly). Thanks for doing the hard stuff and taking care of all of us ❤️
Mark Savoie 6 months ago
I apologise. I'm only allowed to upvote this once instead of the thousand times it deserves. We call it 'life.' It's not called 'not death.'
Kenneth Smith 6 months ago
I am so freaking glad someone said this. Live your life. Respect the risk.
Marlene Ricker 6 months ago
I just thank God for the first responders, police, firemen and EMT's. Thank you for all you do!
#12
Never arguing with strangers about anything. You never know who's carrying and has a temper. Taken one too many victims of this to the OR.
winterwidow87 6 months ago (edited)
This is also true for countries with gun regulations, you may never know if they carry a knife until it's too late. Walk away, better "lose" an argument with some random idîot than your life.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
Yes! I had a old redneck lose his temper at me because I parked next to his pickup truck in the Walmart parking lot. Some people really are lunatics.
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Betsy S 6 months ago
"You never know who's carrying." What a terribly sad reflection on an entire country. You don't' need your government to make you feel vulnerable and unsafe. Every other citizen you come across in your daily life could suddenly decide they don't like you and k**l you. Why would ANYBODY choose to live under a constant threat like that? No wonder mental illness is on the rise. I'd lose my mind too if it wasn't even safe to leave my own home.
Lyoness 6 months ago
Yup. I've seen one too many dashcam videos where the rager gets physical to ever engage.
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Camber Hollywood 6 months ago
Why argue with anybody in any circumstance? What's the "prize"? Unless it's the last slice of chocolate cake, I'm just going to get along.
Robin Roper 6 months ago
Just today, an idiot driver behind me got angry with as I'd stopped to let several cars cross over my lane to enter a parking lot. The traffic was really backed up and I and the angry driver behind me couldn't go anywhere because of that backed up traffic. The driver laid on the horn and gestured wildly at me. I just sat and waited. Once the several cars entered the parking lot, I moved up the 100 for so feet to where we both sat in backed up traffic. I like to think the people who I let go in these situations are new drivers, or older drivers, or just drivers who want to get their destination. I also like to think the angry driver will never be let into traffic, or merge, or exit when it's most convenient. Sometimes I wish I had a Karma Machine. Oh well, I'll still continue to be a courteous driver.
Lee Gilliland 6 months ago
It is heartbreaking to hear your child say, "Mommy, stop arguing, he might have a gun."
Spittnimage 6 months ago
I witness this every time I go to Walmart. Teens on the electric carts just clowning around and people bringing their pets into the store. Back in the 90s and earlier years those teens would've been told to get off the carts and people told to get their animal outta there. Now mgmt doesn't say anything.
#13
As a paramedic I am BEGGING everyone to have carbon monoxide detectors in their house.
BookFanatic 6 months ago
Bought a house three years ago and wondered why I hadn't had to replace any chirping smoke alarm batteries yet. Know why? The smoke alarms didn't have batteries and weren't wired into anything! Very angry at myself, the home inspector, and the realtor. Just installed four brand new ones.
E Weisenfeld 1 month ago
Mine went off last winter - the furnace in the basement was leaking badly. Thank goodness for the detector.
Kris Bright 4 months ago
It's legally required in apartments and houses in California where I live. Apartment complexes are required to have them in every apartment.
FluffButt Central 4 months ago
I have all electric heating, so need for a carbon monoxide detector according to the local fire chief.
#14
Retired Coast Guardsman here, wear your freaking life jacket.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
As a boat owner, I decided to lay out the money and get four auto-inflatable life jackets for my boat. You really don't notice them like a foam based unit, and It was easier than arguing with people. I also tested one by jumping into a lake. It was pretty cool - it quickly and quietly inflated into a float vest/collar and I would have had to work to get my face in the water. I bought an extra recharge kit for the test.
Rafael 6 months ago
Thumbs up for investing in your passengers safety, despite themselves. I'm a "captain" of just a minivan, and still have to argue with my passengers about safety!
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
And if you’re taking pets out on the water, consider grabbing them a cute little pet life jacket too 😊 even if they’re great swimmers. A fisherman friend once found a yellow lab (they LOVE water) super far from land just floating in his life jacket, panting and absolutely exhausted. Poor pup had fallen off his boat and gotten lost, and would have drowned from exhaustion if not for the life jacket. (They found the owner and returned him and all was well!)
Rednose 5 months ago
Near where I live (US Pacific NW), the local authorities have put out racks of "loaner" life vests for those who don't have or forgot one. The expectation is that they be brought back after use which, perhaps surprisingly, usually happens. The life vests have either been donated or purchased with donated funds. So if you ignore this offering, it is truly your choice to put your life, or that of your child, at risk on the water.
Robin Roper 6 months ago
Check the weather, have a working radio, have a working EPIRB, if going out on a large body of water make sure your escape raft is in good shape and has all the necessary equipment and supplies, have working flairs and replace them every two years.
Kabuki Kitsune 6 months ago
To add to this: Buy some of the life jacket strobe markers. They're not cheap, but their batteries will last for a couple weeks. Not that you're going to be in the water that long. These work both day and night, and will make you much easier for both boat rescue crews, and aerial search and rescue to see you. The best kinds activate when they come in contact with water, and only deactivate when you press a difficult to press (so no accidental deactivation) button on them.
Puppy Dancing! 6 months ago (edited)
I had a friend who was moving his boat from the end of the dock to the pull up area, all shallow. He got hit broad side by a big wave, got knocked out, woke up when he fell out of the boat, in the middle of the lake. Luckily his falling caused the boat to go in circles. He finally caught the boat more than an hour later, but he did not know which way to go, and his boat was out of gas. He was stuck in the middle of the lake, no life vest, overnight, while it rained. He was very lucky he didn't die.
Kris Bright 4 months ago
Or better yet just never get in a boat if you can avoid it. You're not missing anything by not getting on one.
#15
The pets you love will become projectiles in an accident, secure them ALWAYS, just like you put on your seatbelt.
WubiDubi 6 months ago
Do not copy Youtubers with pets on the dashboard. Including parrots, small dogs, cats, lizards....
Wild Cream 6 months ago
My cats are only ever in my car in their carriers, but I use the seatbelts to buckle the carriers in as securely as possible :)
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
Same. Carrier is seat buckled into my car.
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Jorie 6 months ago
You can purchase a device made out of nylon leash material. It is a loop with a latching hook at the end. Place the seatbelt through the loop, secure the seatbelt, then attach the hook to your dog's harness just like a leash. I advise hooking it to a harness instead of a collar. That way, if you happen to stop short or hit something, the impact will be dispersed throughout the dog's body as opposed to just his neck.
Janelle Collard 6 months ago
We put the shoulder harness part thru the handle of the (hard-sided plastic crate) cat carrier + click it into the latch plate.
Breadcrumb. 6 months ago
My dog has a car seat in the back. He's harness is secured to it and it boosts him to see outside better. Yes I'm that person. But if you let him he'll try to sit in my lap when I'm driving.
Renee 6 months ago
If you love your pet, you don't want them slamming into the front window of your car. Also don't let them hang their head out the window while you are driving. They could get rocks and stuff in their ears, nose, mouth, or hit in the eyes. Then there the really bad that could happen ... Blood and guts. ...
E Weisenfeld 1 month ago
I have a neighbor who has oyster shells and small animals, skulls, and bones all lined up along his dashboard, and it’s all I can do not to say that is a terrible terrible idea.
#16
Alcohol causes more pain and ruins more lives than junk food, motorcycles, car accidents, criminals, or anything else.
Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
DO NOT DRINK AND DRINK PLEASE PLEASE FROM A MOTHER WHO ALMOST LOST HER SON TO A SCUM DRINK DRIVER !! thank god he was ok but i know people that haven’t lived to tell the tale it’s MURDER ! imo cos if you drink n drive your are basically premeditating murder n should be charged as such of the worst happens
angelmomoffour62 6 months ago (edited)
Me too Crystal. I lost my husband and two young sons to a drunk driver. Sorry that happened to you.
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Shortstuff 4 months ago
I will never understand why people need a "high". So many activities available to make you feel good..walk, dance, swim!
Rebecca McManus 6 months ago
Ex husband was an alcoholic, he destroyed our marriage because of alcohol, he lost 7 jobs because of alcohol, he nearly destroyed his relationship with his only child because of alcohol. And he dropped dead of heart failure at 49 because of alcohol.
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago (edited)
I watch police body cam videos on YouTube, the amount of drivers who get pulled over for drink driving is insane and the majority will deny they have had any alcohol even after doing the field tests and getting arrested!!
Daniele Ribolla 6 months ago (edited)
also far more than dru*s addi*t, because they are far less in number than alcoholics... alcool dipendencies, is considered not so dangerous, but an alcoholic in a family, is a multiplied tragedy, because it involves his loved ones in his horror, often beaten, mistreated or even killed. never underestimate a drinker just because you can drink anywhere...
Anne Young 6 months ago
It also numbs it. Helps people forget. But yeah don't drink and drive.
#17
I will never not wear eye safety glasses/goggle when working with handsaws/nail guns/anything sharp and I will never wear metal rings when using machinery.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
As a 62 yr old with profound hearing loss, this includes hearing protection. Tinnitus SUCKS!
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
I'm with you in that problem and I'm fanatical about ear protection. Eye pro too.
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Scott Rackley 6 months ago
If the tool rotates, everything from fingertip to elbow should be nothing but skin.
Jeremy James 6 months ago
Wearing metal rings around machinery can result in a "degloved finger." I would not recommend Googling that phrase.
Danielle 6 months ago
I'm afraid my brain has painted quite the picture.juat from the name
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nuberiffic 6 months ago
In the words of Hank Hill: "Now remember everybody, goggles might make you look cool, but they're also a part of proper safety attire"
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 6 months ago
My brother almost lost his eye from a chain saw. He started it up and it kicked back and got his face. Missed his eye by about a half an inch
klove62 6 months ago
Hearing protection and eye protection should be basic requirements for all! I make anyone mowing my lawn wear both. The young guys who come to do furnace cleaning? They say they’re used to the noise. I tell them that’s hearing loss. I’m sure many biz owners have requirements, but most people don’t follow them. Please remind them how important it is.
E Weisenfeld 1 month ago
I keep forgetting to wear when I’m just out trimming my shrubs with hand tools and then get poked in the eye unexpectedly by a branch!
Samantha H 5 months ago
Good point indeed. As an ex EMT I went on a call from a Construction site for a worker (not sure if he had been wearing eye protection) and had badly damaged his eyes. he was frightened and didn't want to go to the Hospital, my Colleague was quick to try and get him to sign a release form which was ridiculous. I talked softly with him and persuaded him to come with us, I felt really sorry for him. I never found out what happened with him.
Deep One 6 months ago
My dad used to use a hand-held router to carve pictures. He would not wear any protection. He had to have tiny wood splinters removed from his eyes. Luckily no permanent vision loss. BUT he is now nearly deaf - he has to see your face to know what you are saying and wears amplifying headphones to watch TV.
#18
This is gonna make some people mad lol... I'm a labor nurse and I'll never get pregnant after seeing all the complications associated with pregnancy.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Talked to a likewise child-free friend recently. What got us mad was that we were lied to, not just by movies but by s*x ed and even family members. Pregnancy is more than morning sickness, birth is more than "a few hours of pain but you all forget it the second you hold your baby". Nobody told us AT ALL about the long-term consequences. And why we were lied to? To manipulate us. So we couldn't make an informed decision that might not be what society wants.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
And now that Republicans want the birthrate to increase, but refuse to support any programs that help families once they are born, we can expect the rate of childbirth related health problems to increase.
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CatD 6 months ago
Female mortality rates have skyrocketed in states that don't allow abortion. Texas doesn't even report them anymore.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I was in Texas last week for a wedding and starting bleeding, I'm newly pregnant. I actually started panicking because...women die! Fortunately came home to Colorado, where we actually have women's health care
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 6 months ago
It should be noted that in Norse mythology, there were two types of people that went straight to Valhalla. Glorious warriors that died in battle, and women who died in childbirth. I think that says all that needs said about the potential risks. Thankfully many of us have access to advanced medical facilities to make things less dangerous, but you're still creating a mini human and squeezing it out though a small tube. Like, yeah, I'm not sure us guys could ever really truly understand...
Lee Gilliland 6 months ago
I liked Joan River's description of it, "Take your lower lip and pull it over your head".
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K Ma 6 months ago
Every woman who gets pregnant is risking her life. Period. It needs to be a well thought out and planned for event, with NO government involvement between a woman and her doctor.
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
K Ma, here in the UK the government's very much involved in maternity care - by way of ensuring that it's provided and funded. In my view, government involvement in maternity care should exist - to provide positive benefits for mother and child.
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Janet C 6 months ago
Most women would NOT have a baby if they knew all the problems, complications, and PERMANENT damage and changes to their body. It's why women were once forbidden to talk to other women about their pregnancy experiences.
April Pickett 6 months ago
I would and did get pregnant twice. I didn't enjoy labor, but the baby was worth it. I now have 2 daughters that I love and admire. I was a married single mom, and I did a pretty good job raising them.
Load More Replies... BoredPangolin 6 months ago
Don't have kids if you don't want any, but as someone who didn't want kids at first, changed her mind years after falling in love with the right person, had two very traumatic, "bad" childbirth, I can also say that you don't regret a thing. My second childbirth might have killed in other time or place, my baby got injured, BUT he's the sunshine in my life. It's a privilege to get to know him and see him grow. You don't have kids because it's easy or riskless. I did because I wanted my loved one to live on in his children, because I wanted to share passions and interests with them, and because I thought I had found out life can be enjoyable. Basically, I was welcoming the experience of parenting.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Honestly childbirth and pregnancy scares the c**p out of me. It already freaks me out enough when I can feel food moving through my intestines. Plus I hate blood. And I keep learning things that are mildly icky (to me) that no one ever taught me (just learned about vernix yesterday from another BP post, like WTF IS THAT?! Why have I never heard of this 😂)
WubiDubi 6 months ago
Home births are scary. You want all the options available immediately. Also research pain meds, do not ask the midwives, tell the midwives what you want.
Anne Young 6 months ago
You don't know what I want. Yeah cause it's that psychologically simple.
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I’ll fix a lot at the house, usually after some YouTube university… except electric. Nope. I’ll pay for that.
Rafael 6 months ago
I can relate, plumbing is so fun, until you turn on the water...
Load More Replies... Fire Singer 6 months ago
I replaced one outlet one time and I was so paranoid I'd done it wrong I couldn't let it go. Wasn't worth it for me. If you have to ability to pay for it, just pay a professional.
TMTMTMTM 6 months ago
I'm pretty confident about replacing a receptacle or light switches, and once a wall box that held light switches. Those are pretty simple. But I learned the hard way that they'd connected hot (the powered wire) on one switch to the ground on the next switch. So I trust nothing, and I document / label thoroughly.
#20
As simple as this, wash your hands, especially around babies. Seen too many babies in the ICU because grandma thought it was cute to let them suck on a finger to calm down.
Rafael 6 months ago
This looks weird for our modern sensibilities, but it is how our species evolved, mothers offered their fingers as pacifier before they were invented. It is natural. Expected, even, on certain cultures. Just needs to be done with a clean hand, of course.
Load More Replies... CatD 6 months ago
This!! Hospitals are using antibacterial foam that doesn't work as well as hand washing, and wonder why infections are going up.
Another Panda 6 months ago
Soap. Pure simple soap and water. Works better than antibacterial c**p which is so damaging to many people’s skin. Or pure alcohol gel. Not Purell.
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Sam Trudeau 6 months ago
And speaking of babies, Red Cross book said that if you ever have to wash a baby or toddler's hands, use a damp cloth instead of running water.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
Don't kiss them either. A cold sore could leave them with permanent brain damage.
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 6 months ago
Not that it’s cute it’s just what was done back in the day in place of a pacifier. Parents know better now but since the grandparents aren’t parenting anymore they don’t keep up with what’s changed. My mom is 73 and just had her first great grand child a couple months ago. Me and my kid are constantly telling her “you can’t do this anymore”
#21
RN, probably an unpopular opinion: Stopped drinking when I started working in the ICU. Liver failure and alcohol withdrawal related complications are no joke and ridiculously sad.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
I worked in a mental ward as a teen and we had an elderly lady trapped in full-on delirium tremens. It took me another 20 years to quit drinking but she never left my mind and I still think of her to this day. You do not want to live there.
Nils Skirnir 6 months ago
I know it’s not all of dementia patients, but I know a couple. They both drink too much imo, and it really seems to exacerbate their dementia, even when they’re sober.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
As an alcoholic (in recovery) myself, the damage you can so easily do to your own body is heartbreaking. One of the first things I was taught in recovery was the actual effects of alcohol on the body - but in depth. Exactly what it’s doing in your liver, skin, blood, brain. It’s terrifying to know I’ve done damage I may never reverse. If anyone’s struggling out there, I promise you’re not alone and you CAN recover, it’s not hopeless ❤️
Zaach 6 months ago
My eating habits are not very good, one evening I was in the bar next door drinking a beer with new friends; I had not eaten all day, they convinced me to have another beer and I fell over - I fell flat on my back and heard that melon-hitting-the-floor sound when my head hit. Now my drinking is about 1 drink a month and I really enjoy it. SIGH! Getting old is not for the weak
Lil be lil 6 months ago
A couple beers with food, is that ok after 70? On occasion? Not overconsumption. Although because of PTSD I was drinking heavily for more than the last ten years. I wish I had people and some kind of support. I want to escape from this place. I was falsely accused and I am subject of false rumors and bad treatment.
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Kris Bright 4 months ago
Second time alcohol is mentioned. I rarely ever drink, maybe once or twice a month and never more than 2 drinks.
Boris Long-Johnson 6 months ago (edited)
It’s nice? I enjoy it? It, within reasonable limits is very unlikely to cause issues? There’s no reason to drink tea/coffee/eat bacon/drive etc etc etc but there’s a balance to be had.
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#22
I will never plan to have a baby outside of a hospital.
Earonn - 6 months ago
A hospital offers extra safety, who would refuse that? Anyone saying "I'm going to have my tooth extracted naturally - without painkillers and at home"? Nope. This cult around the Disneyfication of childbirth is dangerous.
Stacy Carroll 6 months ago
In U.S. it can cost $40,000, after insurance to have a normal delivery. That is more than some people make in a year
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Marianne 6 months ago
Absolutely! All these people who keep saying that it's a natural process seem to forget that nature is not necessarily our friend. Nature has wiped out uncountable lives of mothers and children at birth and I'm not going to be on that list, just because I didn't think that I would need an emergency c-section.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I did need an emergency C-section with my daughter. It went from oh you're doing fine, keep pushing, to... "We need to get this baby out NOW!" in a matter of minutes.
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Theora Fifty-five Johnson 6 months ago
I was bullied into more medication than I wanted or needed.
Jo Murphy 3 months ago
bullying will be par for the course. Your birth plan will not be respected. Get a tough advocate to be your birth partner.
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I'm gonna one up this, I'm planning on giving birth in a maternal fetal medicine specialist hospital. No home birth, no regular hospital, one that actually specializes in high risk pregnancies and births.
Wombat 6 months ago
I had my second baby at home because it was a real thing 40 years or so ago and I thought it would be better for my baby to be born in a natural environment. I took medical advice - my doctor said she wouldn't recommend it but if anyone was going to have a home birth I was a good candidate. Found an experienced midwife and had all the proper checks and ultrasounds etc. Fortunately it went well - quick delivery, healthy baby, healthy mum. Knowing what I know now I wouldn't recommend it though. Too much can go wrong.
George Costanza 6 months ago
100%. Sure, natural childbirth at home COULD go perfectly. But if something goes wrong, you're a long way from good medical care. Nuchal cord? Shoulder dystocia? Post-partum hemorrhage? Those lead to really, really bad outcomes. No way.
Jo Murphy 3 months ago
My daughter, born at home, had a neuchal chord. Midwife friend told me if I'd gone to hosital, I would have been induced, which would have distressed her more, and she would have been a section. Gaskin manoever fixes shoulder dystocia. Independent midwives are prepared for hemorrhage and have a system to implement if it happens. Obviously if it's a pre-birth risk, you're not a suitable candidate.
Load More Replies... Lyoness 6 months ago
Both our eldest and I would be dead if we'd chosen a home birth. Everything during labour was normal but in a matter of minutes things went pear shaped. Our baby was in the NICU for months and I couldn't move without pain for almost a year. For our second we weren't even given the option of a regular birth, it was a scheduled C-section or nothing. Giving birth outside a hospital is insane.
geezeronthehill 6 months ago
Live near a city, then. Hospitals and birthing centers are disappearing from rural areas. Can't make no money for the important people.
#23
EMT: please take your meds as prescribed. Don't adjust them on your own because you think it will fix something faster or because you googled something.
Earonn - 6 months ago
At this point the problem is to get them in the first place if it's anything mentally health related and you're a woman in menopause....
Admiralu 6 months ago
Also difficult to get refills when doctors won’t give them if you can’t afford tests. They have no idea how much routine tests cost.
Load More Replies... CatD 6 months ago
This! And double check your pills when you get them from the pharmacy. I've received the wrong pills before.
Lila Allen 6 months ago
Yikes. I am so glad you caught that before something bad happened.
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Laurel Placette 1 month ago
Only 30 to 60 % of people pick up their meds at the pharmacy. Only about half actually take them on a regular basis. If they are ill, most just take them until they feel better . .
Shortstuff 4 months ago
...and don't take meds if you don't need them. They all have side effects. I have friends taking cholesterol meds when their readings are in the normal range. 3 of them now have dementia. These d***s affect the brain.
Donna Sempek 6 months ago
Choose a doctor that will include you in your treatment plan. ASK QUESTIONS
Nika Strokappe 6 months ago (edited)
Yeah, well... I have some knowledge about biological mechanisms and know better than to take a regular dose of pain medication. Discussing with doctors is useless 50% of the time, so I take less than prescribed. What is the worst that can happen, that I will be in some pain until the full dose kicks in (if I would decide to need it anyway) Luckily 50% of the time they do listen and not over dose me 😉
HappyShannon12 5 months ago
If you don't trust your doctor to give you the correct dosage when subscribing medications, then you need a new doctor. I trust my doctor 100% and follow all instructions. You go to a doctor for one reason; you are not a doctor
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EMT: please buckle your kids in. it don’t matter if you’re going down the road.
BookFanatic 6 months ago
I told my dad my car wouldn't start until he buckled up. He took it literally and thought I meant I could not get the engine to turn over until all seatbelts were buckled. Lol
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Robin Roper 6 months ago
And never, ever allow anyone to ride in the open back of a truck even if all you're doing is driving down your own street or down your farm path!!!
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
I once had to pull my car over & refuse to continue until my kid refused to put on his seatbelt. "I'm sitting in the back, Mom."
#25
If I'm ever diagnosed with a terminal disease that's imminent I will never do chemo or radiation or immunotherapy. I'd rather do whatever I want with the days I have left.
CatD 6 months ago
It depends on what's going on. Many cancer treatments are targeted these days.
nuberiffic 6 months ago
...well yes, but it seems clear that they're talking about the ones that aren't.
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Damned_Cat 6 months ago
I think it depends on the person. My friend is 78 years old. Last March, she was diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer and the doctor told her to get her affairs in order because she didn't have long to live. She underwent chemo but never felt the nausea or other side effects. She was only tired after treatment but still had a pretty good appetite. She then had a hysterectomy and recovered from that pretty quickly. By January of this year, she was completely cancer-free.
veirdbuttrue 6 months ago
Yes! there are far better outcomes for many cancers these days, my friend had chemo and experienced real tiredness but none of the other side effects
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Ahnjunwan 6 months ago (edited)
That is not correct. Even terminal cancer is getting treated with chemo and so on not to get the patient cancerfree it is to give the patient more time. Sadly, people do not really know if this makes sense because they did not have terminal cancer before. Even with treatment it is not massively improving normally. So i am with op here, no chemo for me to maybe have 2 months more. I do not want those 2 months Edit, was answering ace here
Betsy S 6 months ago
More time in agony? No thanks. I'd like my quality of life to be extended if possible, but if it's only quantity, I'll pass, thanks very much. Just let me go clean the toilet with some Comet and bleach, and I'll see myself out.
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keyboardtek 6 months ago
You may not even be able to enjoy those last days when you have terminal cancer. My brothers had melanoma that went into his spine. The tumor blocked the nerve paths that controlled digestion and breathing. He was under hospice care a number of weeks like that.
Ellie Ahmed 6 months ago
I want to clarify though: I appreciate the OP’s point, but we also sometimes give chemo and radiation for palliative reasons - even if the patient is terminally ill with incurable cancer, we can sometimes reduce the worst symptoms. I was reviewing notes this morning for a gentleman with spinal metastases who is having targeted radiation on them just to shrink them enough to control his excruciating back pain that medication wasn’t doing enough for… he still has limited time with his lung cancer, but will hopefully suffer less during it
Chickie 6 months ago
My Aunt fought for 2 years. She is now dying at home on hospice. She is just a shell slowly dying. It's so very sad. She is a wonderful person. Yes, I don't think I would do chemo/radiation/immunotherapy. I would rather live my last days not being sick. However, to each their own. If someone wants to fight...then fight! Either way...we are all going to end up the same someday...not here.
detective miller's hat 6 months ago
I feel the same way honestly. I've got a $20,000 spending limit on my AmEx (never use it except for emergencies). If I'm terminal, I'm maxing it out on a vacation to Fiji.
Pandapoo 6 months ago
Hopefully you don’t have a spouse on the card, otherwise go for it.
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 6 months ago
This. My mother had immunotherapy. It didn't work so they switched her to another one. Side effects of that are what killed her. Now, granted, cancer usually ends that way too, but this medicine destroyed her desire to eat so much that she'd throw up anything she did try to eat. She picked me up from work in mid July, spent August in hospital, came home because she hated it so much but by then was unable to walk, became bedbound in a week because no energy, just a bag of bones, was admitted to a recovery centre, and died two weeks later at the end of September. If I should have cancer, I'll take the first recommendation, but if that doesn't work or if they want to try experimental new things, thanks but I have seen how that plays out. Better to be myself for as long as possible than be clobbered down like my mom.
#26
Xray tech. No doing my own lawncare/landscaping after age 65. WHY is your 85 y/o grandpa trimming the trees on a ladder?!
SKaye 6 months ago
Older people don't like to slow down, or concede to the issues of aging, if they can help it. If you've spent your life being active and doing things for yourself, having to ask for help is difficult to do. It feels like "giving in."
Betsy S 6 months ago
Asking for help is EXPENSIVE! Many pensioners simply cannot afford to pay someone to do a task that last year, they'd have had no trouble doing on their own. If the task simply MUST be done, then you put on your big kid panties and you climb that ladder. There is simply NO choice, if you can't afford to pay someone else to do it.
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Sergy Yeltsen 6 months ago
I've watched pretty much most of the series of "24 hours in A&E/Emergency" and the number of elderly males who came in after falls from trees, ladders and roofs was astonishing. Elderly people with open wound fractures, breaks, bleeding... it is definitely not worth it.
Lila Allen 6 months ago
And some are simply too stubborn. My mom is 78 and still does stuff she shouldn't and no amount of arguing or showing her consequences changes that.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 6 months ago
He’s doing it cos he’s to bloody stubborn to know it’s time to slow down and let others do it ,
Betsy S 6 months ago
If it were simply "letting others" that would be fine. But it's more often "hiring others" and that is damned expensive, so literally not an option for many on a fixed income.
Load More Replies... Uncle Panda 6 months ago
Nowadays, the first thing I do when considering something like this is go to YouTube and watch the Fail videos. I make much better informed decisions when properly frightened.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago (edited)
I just gave up working on my own cars except for simple maintenance. I'm a good mechanic with some 50 years of experience, have all the tools, and enjoy the work. But cars are infinitely more complex than back then and my knowledge base is 50 years old. When I told the guys at the repair shop I used for things beyond my abilities, they responded kindly with well-practiced sympathy. Evidently that moment of surrender happens with some regularity.
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
I had a similar realization at CostCo's reading glasses display - everyone standing in front of it, especially for the first pair, does not want to be there but had to surrender to the inevitable. It makes for a great conversation starter.
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Lila Allen 6 months ago
FIne... but you're gonna have to be the one to convince my mom. I have tried. She will not listen
#27
I'm an RT and a solid amount of my ICU patients are post dental work (usually a tooth abcess). I've seen eyes removed, brain death, jaw necrosis, pacemakers put in 30 y/o men. FLOSS & BRUSH!!!!
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Yeah as a Canadian, I don’t get why health care is free for me unless it’s my eyeballs or my teeth 😂 my work has great dental and vision coverage but still, who decided eyes and teeth weren’t a part of regular health care? (Rhetorical question, I know it’s all about money).
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Bookworm 6 months ago (edited)
Flossing and brushing didn't stop me from getting an abscess. Not saying you shouldn't do it. Just that you can do everything right and still get what you're trying to avoid.
Betsy S 6 months ago
Doesn't prevent your teeth from breaking apart either. Some things to do with teeth you are just born with.
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Kat 6 months ago
Pregnancy ruined my teeth faster than any of my bad lifestyle choices did and I can't afford proper dental care. Last time I went to a cheap dental clinic to have a tooth pulled I had to then spend 100$ at an emergency dentist just for them to patch up what the first people did so I'm not keen to go back there either. I suspect my recent heart problems could be tooth related unfortunately because my doctor has ruled out a lot of other things. In case you couldn't tell, I'm American unfortunately
Tonyah Mcanelly 6 months ago
Dental care should be treated like health care . With copays covered at 100% once your deductible has been met (depending on your plan ) Not based on a fee schedule where it only covers 100.00 and you cover the rest.
Susan Raskin 6 months ago
people don't realize the connection between dental health and bodily health issues. It's all connected.
Donna Sempek 6 months ago
TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH AND GUMS. Too expensive even with insurance. Ask dentist to prioritize treatment.
Jill Rhodry 6 months ago
somebody doesn't understand how universal health care works - do you think the doctors who work in civilised, first world countries do so for free - in buildings built for free with supplies supplied for free - nothing like some critical thinking dude
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Dermatology — WEAR SUNSCREEN! TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN! It's your largest organ! We see people with a range of spots, lumps, bumps. Just saw a 24yr old that needed Mohs [surgery]. It can happen to ANYONE.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
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winterwidow87 6 months ago (edited)
This is especially true for people of color/black people who are convinced they don't need it. Melanin does provide some natural protection, but it's nowhere near enough to protect you from skin cancer (or premature aging if that's something you're worried about).
Binny Tutera 6 months ago
As a skincare person I prefer mineral sunscreen- titanium and zinc. They reflect the sun away from your face. Chemical sunscreen stops the rays but doesn’t reflect them, letting more sun reach your skin. Most people (not all) have no reaction to mineral sunscreen. Chemical sunscreen is much more reactive on skin.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Some people don’t like mineral sunscreens because they can leave a white cast on the skin - if anyone reading feels that way, FYI skincare has come a long way in the last few years! I love Supergoop and Olay brand mineral sunscreens, they don’t leave you looking like an ill Victorian child :)
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 6 months ago
My dad is in his late 70's and has monthly derm appointments where they do painful treatments to get rid of the pre-cancerous spots that keep coming back on his head. He went bald early in his life and burned his scalp constantly. Some of the procedures he's had are brutal. He really wishes he'd worn sunscreen instead.
Deep One 6 months ago
I have an uncle down in Florida. He has had skin cancer over and over again. At present they can no longer use chemo or radiation to treat it. He has to sit there while they slowly cut pieces of skin off his face, look at it under a microscope to see if they got all the cancer and if not, cut some more, look, and repeat until they get a clean border.
Emilu 6 months ago
Is this not a thing in most places? In Aus we're taught from kinder "Slip slop slap" (slip on protective clothing eg: rashies, slop on your sunscreen, slap on a hat). And if you're into keeping up your appearance, know that sun will age you. I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I know people that were in the sun a lot when they were younger and now as 50-60YO adults they look leathery. No other word for it.
#29
Do everything in your power to stay OUT of a nursing home. It's like prison and nobody takes care of you or helps you at all.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Not what my Mum experienced in her nursing home in Germany. Actually, she had a better life than she could have at home on her own or even cared for by her children, because of the special care dementia needs.
SKaye 6 months ago
Agreed. I worked in one that got a 5 star rating from the state and it was still a dismal place, staff overworked and underpaid, never enough nurses and CNAs to go around. We did our best to give the residents good care but it was an impossible task. I tell my adult kids I'm running away to a cave in the mountains to die if I ever get to the point of needing to go into a care home--and if I can't manage that, smothering me with a pillow will do. I'm mostly joking...
winterwidow87 6 months ago (edited)
Seriously when i worked in a nursing home one of my constant thoughts was "if i ever end up in one of these i'll just jump off a cliff". It was a regular nursing home, nobody was being abûsed or anything and we did our best to take care of the residents, but it was still sad. You get up when someone else decides it's time, you get washed (if you can't do it yourself) when someone else decides it's time, you eat, do activities, go to sleep, when someone else decides it's time...and forget going out, unless you have relatives that come to collect you for like a weekend and then bring you back. Your life is not yours anymore. Unless you develop alzheimer's/dementia and you are not aware of what goes on around you anymore, it's a dreadful place to be.
V 6 months ago
My husband and I have had the conversation about when we are no longer able to look after ourselves. Neither of us want any life extending medical care. My husband's grandmother has been in full time care for the last few years and although she is technically alive she cannot feed herself, shower herself, dress herself, go to the bathroom. She can't even sit up by herself. But every time she gets sick they pump her full of anti virals and antibiotics to keep her alive. It's just cruel.
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Robin Roper 6 months ago
This is especially true in the US where this care has been monetized and the patient comes last.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Definitely varies depending on the home, there are amazing ones and horrific ones. Make sure you visit before moving in or placing your relative there. Do the sniff test, if you can smell wee, leave. We ruled 3 homes out by doing so when looking for a placement for my gran.
CatD 6 months ago (edited)
Did nursing rotation through a "good" one. They tied patients down who didn't behave.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I worked as an agency care assistant. At one place there were two teenagers (or one of them and myself if I was assigned there) to look after about twenty people. They would be got up, sat in a chair, pointed at the TV, and left to pïss in a nappy all day long. Utterly miserable existence. Pretty much the only place that wasn't some degree of awful was the BUPA place, but that was super exclusive.
Rick Murray 6 months ago
I should add, there are four types of people who do nursing in nursing homes. 1, those who actually like the job and like looking after old people; 2, those who can't get a job elsewhere as they always need people and if you're willing to work weird hours the pay isn't terrible; 3, those poor souls that think it's giving the old dears tea and reading to them (they don't tend to last long); and sadly 4, those who get off on being physically äbüsïvë to defenceless people who - in the case of Alzheimer's - are often unable to even articulate what is happening. This is a non-negligible percentage so keep your eyes open if you have anybody in a nursing home and don't be afraid to raise hell if you have suspicions. I did - saw somebody shove a hot spoon up a resident's baby hole while laughing in her face. Went straight to the charge nurse and said either you call the police or I will. Idiot said "go on then". So I did. I didn't get asked to go back there so I don't know what happened after.
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Marguerite Barnett 6 months ago
Not what my mother experienced in her nursing home in Japan. They took such beautiful care of her and fussed over her and i could not have done better. And it was so cheap compared to US and most of it paid for by health insurance!
Shortstuff 4 months ago
My mother was happy in her home until she passed aged 94. She had 3 carers a day, meals on wheels, a cleaner, a guy who did the lawns and gardens plus visitors. She could do whatever she wanted, with no rules.
#30
As a 911 dispatcher who has done both police and fire... when purchasing a home ALWAYS CONSIDER response times in your area.
geezeronthehill 6 months ago
Met a family who wanted to build a house up on the ridgeline in these mountains. I told them that they would need to build an access road which firefighters and emts could drive up or they wouldn't be able to insure the property. Cost of the road alone would be north of $45k. They changed their plans.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Interesting, I probably wouldn’t have initially thought of that either if I was that family. Geezer on the hill helping the family on the mountains haha :)
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Teresa Spanics 6 months ago
I agree. Growing up on the family farm, we were 30 minutes from the nearest two hospitals. It was not bad in the summer time, but winter is when you hoped and prayed that there was no emergency during or after a snowstorm as it would be nearly impossible for emergency services to get to you until the road was plowed.
UpupaEpops 5 months ago
It's how my great grandfather died. Absolute beauty of a family farm spank in the middle of f*****g nowhere. It used to take an hour by car just to get to the nearest village in good weather. In bad weather? Yeah, no. Quads weren't a thing back then, we barely had any kind of emergency services, never mind helicopters (90's Eastern Europe). He had a fall in mid-December and wasn't found until his sons arrived from chores. He survived the fall, the broken hip, the operation, lying on the ground for 6 hours in -18 C°, but not the subsequent pneumonia. I love my neighbours as much as the next person, but every time I wish I could live on a desert island, I remember my great grandfather.
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 6 months ago
Rural, back of beyond. Response time? Wassat then? Do you mean how long you must walk around waving the phone in the air until you can get a signal? 😉
Susan Raskin 6 months ago
take note if the EMT are volunteers (it takes longer for them to gather at the station and reach you) or if the fire/EMS has a paid work force.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
Double or triple upvote for this! Volunteers are the backbone of emergency situations!
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Celtic Pirate Queen 6 months ago
Amen! We found the PERFECT house in Jerome, CA (NE of San Diego). My first question was exactly that - how far out are the EMTs if we have an emergency? 15-30 minutes. We're in our 60s. Nope.
Puppy Dancing! 6 months ago
We have emergency air ambulance in Alberta, Canada, since many farmers live more than 2 hours drive from an emergency hospital
Zoe Vokes 6 months ago
However if you have serious medical issues then finding out the ambulance response time to your area is a good idea.
Load More Replies... #31
Sadly the worst things I’ve seen have been due to the healthcare industry itself. So many amputations, infections, deadly UTIs solely because people can’t afford to see professionals.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
In America. The rest of the world seems to have already figured it out.
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Suby 6 months ago
Another factor, even if healthcare is available, is the insistence of some patients to try natural methods instead of medicine. Sure, nobody should take antibiotics for a light head cold, but if you have a major infection and still refuse to take them, it could k**l you.
Anne Young 6 months ago
Some were in such terrible situations they'd almost rather have had the latter.
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HappyShannon12 5 months ago
Well, we are about to see a lot more deaths from lack of Healthcare.....
Susan Raskin 6 months ago
sad truth. Insurance companies deny services to save their profit lines. We need Universal Health Care
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
OP never said they weren’t. Reread the post. OP is saying that, assuming they’re talking about the US, many people who get those infections don’t seek help because they just can’t afford the professional medical help they need. It should be free for citizens IMO, otherwise what’s the point of having a “great and prosperous country” if average citizens can’t even have basic healthcare needs met (unlike literally every other 1st world country)?
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CNA here. If you are building/buying a house, make sure the doors are wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through.
kzys59pcrp 6 months ago
I didn’t make sure before buying our home but my wheelchair fits so it all worked out
Another Panda 6 months ago (edited)
Not just the doors - the hallways, any turns around corners, the size of rooms, the ease of getting in/installing a ramp. Wheelchairs take up a LOT of space, and the average house is VERY difficult to function in with a wheelchair and even one other person. Think of getting to the side of the bed, into the toilet/bathroom, getting things down from cupboards and shelves, using sinks, stoves, ovens, you name it. Everything that we take for granted when we are fully mobile becomes stressful/impossible for those who use wheelchairs, walkers, or even crutches. “I’m young and healthy” means nothing when you unexpectedly get injured and have to use mobility aids. Now imagine two or elderly people, both using walkers and/or wheelchairs in the same house, and maybe a sibling or adult child who has to use one as well. It’s a nightmare. Builders and architects need to plan for emergencies and mobility issues, because they happen now as well as later. Space is not a luxury when you are disabled - it is a vital necessity. Yet often the people who are disabled end up poorer than they were, and everything they need has astronomical costs.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
Agree! My house is totally inaccessible. I can just about get through the hallway into the living room (assuming someone can get my wheelchair up the steps at the front door) but have no chance at all getting into the kitchen. We're saving up for a bungalow.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
That sounds super annoying. I hope you get that bungalow soon :) (love the word bungalow haha)
Load More Replies... Uncle Panda 6 months ago
When I bought my Subaru Outback, I made sure I could sleep in the back. The salesman was bemused. "I might be living in here someday."
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Outback would be a great vehicle to live in honestly :)
Load More Replies... Renee 6 months ago
Demand that accessiblity be a normal part of home design? Grab bars in showers should be standard
SGH 2 months ago
Agreed they layout should be disabled friendly, but if there's nobody who requires handles etc there's not need to fit them until needed
Load More Replies... Cheryl Ramsay 6 months ago
When we rehabbed a retirement home we made sure doorways were wide enough for a wheelchair AND we had handicapped (taller than usual) toilets put in.
#33
RT here. Wear a mask when gardening/working in a field or hiking through caves! You don't want those pathogens in your lungs. Trust.
A girl 6 months ago
I wear a beekeepers hat while grooming my dog. Saves hours of gummy eyes and boxes of Kleenex. Any time I'm doing something dusty, smelly or hairy, I wear ppe
Brian Droste 6 months ago (edited)
Have you been tested for allergies? I am wondering if you have a slight case of allergies when grooming your dog or doing something dusty, smelly or hairy.
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 6 months ago
Especially true of potting mix. People have died from inhaling the dust from it.
Jane Ellen 6 months ago
Hmmm, since bacteria and viruses are only seen by microscopes, I 'assume' they go right thru cloth masks like mosquitos thru a chain link fence. But those masks are good for keeping out dust, and other air born seeable 'stuff'.
Anne Young 6 months ago
And I suppose you're Ann expert on what I don't want. Right. That's creepy.
Ace 6 months ago
What pathogens? I can assure you there are none when I'm mowing my grass or trimming my hedges.
Queen Boudicca 6 months ago (edited)
Pollen for one. Mold for another. Fecal matter (rodent, dig, cat, deer)
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I will ALWAYS take my mental health seriously. Too many cases I’ve seen children and babies suffer and pass away from their parents not choosing to get help.
Silberwolf 6 months ago
The primary problem is often a massive lack of awareness about one's own mental health...especially in older generations the stigma is still very strong and many would always say they're totally healthy mentally, even if it's obvious to everyone that that's not the case. (My experience at least)
Be_ Heard 6 months ago
I have to agree with you. My mother did a lot of things that i now realize are not healthy mentally and she should have saw someone. I know this bc now that I'm older, i am feeling some things she mentioned. Which i recognize as major anxiety and depression
Load More Replies... Suby 6 months ago
The whole idea that medication is bad for you and that mental illness is best treated with a mind-over-matter approach is dangerous. In the best case scenario, you are constantly exhausted by trying to compensate for your anxiety/depression/ADHD/etc. In the worst case, you're unable to function or get seriously hurt.
JenC 6 months ago
Taking MH medicine doesn't mean you're weak. It is socially acceptable for a diabetic person to take medication because their body doesn't produce insulin correctly. It should be just as acceptable for me to take medicine because my body doesn't produce/process seretonin correctly.
Rachel Pelz 6 months ago (edited)
With some mental help problems, it may not be a question of choice (like schizophrenia).
Susan Raskin 6 months ago
The problem is access and cost. Insurance covers little if any mental health care and most families simply cannot afford it. Too many psychiatrists do not accept any insurance and charge $300 - $465 for a 45 minute session. That's a ton of money per session. People suffer because of the greed.
Donna Sempek 6 months ago
Mental illness is horrible but treatment gives you hope. I am 75 years old. I have bipolar disorder in remission. I had a wonderful nursing career. If you have teenagers using d***s get a psychiatric evaluation they could be self medicating.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
Extra upvotes for this. I have a granddaughter who self-medicates frequently, and there's nothing I can do about it, except encourage her to seek help. And try to support her parents.
Load More Replies... #35
I decided against having kids. I just can’t go through the thought of knowing what I’ve seen can happen to them.
Lexi 6 months ago
I asked for this and a male doctor said "no your husband might want kids" WTF!!! Not married, never have been and never will if he wants kids. It still angers me that some old g!t thought that sh!t was acceptable to say, and i'm in the UK.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
I’m not having kids because I don’t like them, lol. Can’t stand being around children. Plus i deal with severe depression, as has every woman in my family, and I’m not passing that on. Plus some trauma and being a generally impatient and very independent person in general would make me a terrible mother. I’m not willing to give my lifestyle up to take care of tiny humans. I’d rather have already fully-formed adult kids living their own lives that I could hang out with 😂 in my opinion, that sounds like I’d be a terrible mother and raise kids who were just as messed up as me, so I don’t see the point. (For myself, personally - yall go ahead and have those kids if you want them, I’m all for people being parents!)
Zaach 6 months ago
I am as child-free as I can be because I feared that I would raise my kids like I was raised (in truth, I have at least 2 kids out there but the mothers were smart enough to disappear rather than risk my parenting skills - though I think that one woman siccing a motorcycle gang on me was a bit extreme)
#36
Optometrist here .. never swim in contact lenses, especially lakes and hot tubs 😬
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
After reading this post and all the comments here, I've learned that contacts shouldn't be worn anytime that they could come in contact with water, including swimming, out in the rain and showering. Makes me want to have laser correction surgery even more now, hopefully sometime in the near future.
Julie S 6 months ago (edited)
Why not? I've done this many times. (Genuine question not being sarcastic)
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Any water/bacteria that gets in your eyes and under your contact lenses will be held there in the perfectly warm, moist kind of environment that bacteria loves to thrive in 😊 flesh eating bacteria can even sometimes be found in hot tubs, you don’t want that bacteria basically suction-cupped to your eyeballs lol
Load More Replies... BrownEyedPanda 6 months ago
Also, do NOT wear contacts in a lab where chemicals and electricity are utilized. The contacts can trap a chemical on the cornea and cause permanent damage in seconds. If electricity arcs, it can fuse the contact to your cornea. You won't know anything is wrong until you try to remove the contact.
Michelle C 6 months ago
I have never worn contact lenses and never will for these reasons and more.
Jennifer Howell 4 months ago
It's not just swimming - it's any water getting in your eyes AT ALL while wearing soft lenses. Rainwater, showers, accidental splashes - you have no idea what bacteria is going to be introduced so don't risk it. Take the lenses out ASAP and rinse your eyes with a sterile saline eye bath if you're putting fresh lenses back in. The issue is with soft lenses, which are literally tiny petri dishes - gas permeable and hard lenses don't have the same level of infection risk but you obviously still need to wear goggles as they can be washed out of your eye. I'm fairly paranoid about my daily soft lenses but I will wear them swimming with goggles and in hot tubs etc so long as I remain aware that I have limited time wearing them and they will be immediately removed and thrown away as soon as I get out, I will flush my eyes with eye drops or a sterile eye bath, and then can put in new lenses.
Be_ Heard 6 months ago
Ok... but im blind without my contacts and you cant swim with glasses on... so what am i supposed to do
#37
DO A LIVING WILL….. I’ve had mine since I was 44.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I have a handwritten note in my “memory box” from when I was like 9 that says “if I die don’t let my sister have my stuff” 😂😂 does that count? (Honestly if I died tomorrow I’d be fine with her having all my stuff now that we’re adults lol)
Jorge Gonzalez 6 months ago
I think a living will refers to what medical treatment you want if you are not conscious to make the decision. Like, do not resuscitate or not to keep you forever in a respirator after being declared brain dead
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ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
Also know as a revocable living trust. I've had one since I was 20 and had a child. At the very least, have an advanced directive.
Zaach 6 months ago
I just finished my will and sent copies to my beneficiaries - I also told them I want to be 'recomposed', essentially composted (I consider this a better option than cremation)
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
I wish that I could afford this. I've tried to do the next best thing and donate my body to a medical school for teaching med students.
Load More Replies... Susan Raskin 6 months ago
And have a will that stipulates who will be the legal guardians of your children so there are no issues
Jane Ellen 6 months ago
Wills are great, if you have trusted family to handle things when you die as they only kick in at death. IF you need care prior to that and maybe incapacitated you'll need a living trust to define what you want done for YOU and your stuff UNTIL you die.
Janine Hunt-Jackson 6 months ago
I've had a will since my son was 6 mo. old. Things have changed over the years, and so have my wills. I'm lucky enough to be poor, so there won't be any fighting over my "fortune."
Emilu 6 months ago
Yes!! Especially if you’re not from a place where your next living relative gets your stuff/part of by default. I’m not super great with probate law so I could definitely be wrong here, but I think if someone dies intestate here (without a will) it can go to the government if nobody claims anything. It also helps you if you have that one person that you really don’t want to leave anything. It’s not foolproof but it helps a lot.
dayngerkat 6 months ago
I prefer Trusts over wills. Save time and money and avoid the hassle of probate
#38
Lululemon leggings or apparel. Their leggings have metal fibers and can harm the patient during MRI scans. Not everyone knows this and can be serious risk in getting treatment!
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
The last time I had an MRI I had to strip down and use their paper pants and gown. They said there had been issues with metallic fibers in underwear which caused problems.
S M 6 months ago
Same with me. It's probably smart because there are a lot of clothes with metallic fibers that we don't know.
Load More Replies... Trisec Tebeakesse 6 months ago
No joke, kids. Nowhere near me, but I was in the healthcare industry at the time, and this story spread like wildfire. https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92745&page=1
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Completely. My work actually just announced a new uniform for all workers, and part of the uniform is a Lululemon zip up sweater. We’re all very confused as to why we’re buying all 600 employees a Lululemon sweater 😂 they’re like $120
Load More Replies... Susan Raskin 6 months ago
most people are put in patient gowns during an MRI. I've never seen an mRI provided any other way.
Tonyah Mcanelly 6 months ago
I thought you had to strip down and wear hospital gowns. I have had several MRI's i was never allowed to wear my own clothes .
Beth Wheeler 6 months ago
MRI magnets can pick up a truck so it will rip the metal out of the fabric and crash the magnet for days!
#39
I never question my gut NEVER intuition is everything saved my life more then once as a nurse.
Earonn - 6 months ago
I LISTEN to my gut but am aware that this instinct is not some infallible magician. It can be wrong, just as reasoning can be wrong. To claim that some method was always right is downright dangerous.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
100%. If I listened to my gut when I first got the job I currently have, 6 years ago, I wouldn’t now have an amazing career that I absolutely love. My gut was telling me “hell no, I can’t do this, this is a bad idea” and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made lol. I’d probably still be waiting tables if I hadn’t.
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Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
Without anti anxiety meds (SNRI) , my gut tells me eating is dangerous and going down stairs is a cause for becoming a trembling sweaty mess. Also my gut randomly hates on some foods so yeah, not gonna listen to the crazy gut
George Costanza 6 months ago
No one's intuition is perfect. That's a weird thing to always believe.
#40
Chiropractic cervical adjustments = bilateral carotid dissections.
Remi (He/Him) 6 months ago
On Chiropractors: 2011 critical evaluation of 45 systematic reviews concluded that the data included in the study "fail[ed] to demonstrate convincingly that spinal manipulation is an effective intervention for any condition." So it's not even useful. And to continue "t is frequently associated with mild to moderate adverse effects, with serious or fatal complications in rare cases."
Uncle Panda 6 months ago
That might be of value had you provided the citation.
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AsylumWalker 6 months ago
No, these are doctors who have read the actual science and risks and have seen far more than you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I will never clean my grill with a metal brush.
HeavyMetalHeart 6 months ago
Metal bristles can fall off it and then end up in food. Eat one and it can get lodged in your throat or puncture your bowel and that can be life-threatening.
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Uncle Panda 6 months ago
In the US, they've been trying to get those off the market for years. Perforated bowels is expensive! There are many effective alternatives now.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Tons of alternatives! I think the one I use is from a brand called Poligo? It’s great 😊 if yall just google “bristle-free grill brush” you’ll find tons of different options
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Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
I DO, but only after coals have ashed over, or gas has had a chance to cook the grates.
#42
We don’t co sleep. no matter how hard the night is.
C B Jones 6 months ago
You'd be amazed at how many babies are involuntarily smothered by one of their sleeping parents every year. And you'd also be amazed at how many times medical professionals tell the parents it is "unexplained asphyxia" or some such, just not to add to their pain.
Tonyah Mcanelly 6 months ago
When my kids were babies this was always a fear of mine.. I always had the bassinet next to my bed . I tried it once and just couldn't sleep in fear I would smother my child
Load More Replies... Marianne 6 months ago
The truth is that I just couldn't stop it at one point. I was breastfeeding at night and while I did stay alert as long as my child was a baby, when he got older than a year, I just fell asleep while he lay next to me. And then I woke up hours later and somehow that stayed. Now he's 3 years old and I'm much more concerned about him hurting me than the other way round. :D
CatD 6 months ago (edited)
Same, he was autistic and didn't want to sleep alone as a baby.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
Yeah I wonder if OP doesn’t cosleep because of the risk of squashing the baby or because they want the baby to learn to sleep on its own.
Load More Replies... Rachel Pelz 6 months ago
Idk about this one. Co-sleeping has been the reality of human creatures for the longest time of their evoluion. It is now considered a risk for sudden infact death,but not the sole factor.
Max PePel 6 months ago
From a single parent who has had many hard nights: For the extremely difficult times I used to put her on her changing mattress next to me, with a rolled up towel under it on both sides, and couch-cushions next to the bed just in case... Nót an advice I'll give anyone, it was pure survival and personal. After 4 months she slept 8-10 hours straight in her baby-bed in my bedroom, at 9 months in her own room. Never had problems until she was 5/6 and downstairs neighbours used to scream and curse and play wargames in the room right under her bedroom. She slept in my bed till about 9/10 years old, then the bastards moved out, and she was happy to sleep back in her own room. No one else gave a d**n about my child getting peaceful sleep, having to wake up early for school. She's 16 and still comes snuggle with me, and we have "glamping-nights" from time to time💕
EJN 6 months ago
I never had any problems, but I lived in Japan and we used futons which are firmer than most western beds. Also, we don't use all the pillows that westerners tend to put in bed with them. Anything soft allows a young child to sink into it ; it either blocks the airways or interferes with chest expansion.
#43
Working in GI and the amount of people we had to save who were drowning in their own [blood] from alcohol cirrhosis is enough to make me strictly limit alcohol, if any.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Alcohol free drinks are way better today. You hardly notice the difference between Guiness and its alcohol free variant. Same with the gin I tried. You can have all the fun without the risk (and it's even lower in calories and cheaper - what's not to love? )
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Ooooh I found a very fancy restaurant that made an alcohol-free “gin and tonic,” but they added “botanicals” that tasted just like juniper and pine etc, plus grapefruit and rose and a couple other herby things….it was an incredible beverage 🥹 tasted like a magical pine forest with a hint of citrus sweetness, so worth the $11 I paid for it, LOL. I can’t remember the restaurant but it was in Whistler or Squamish or one of those touristy BC towns where everything is expensive.
Load More Replies... Emilu 6 months ago
Okay… I’m happy to admit I’m very ignorant when it comes to health/body stuff but how does one “drown in their own blood” from cirrhosis? As someone diagnosed with cirrhosis I admit I’ve bled from odd spots that have made me think “hmm, don’t think that’s meant to happen” but nothing I’d say I was drowning (or close to) in….
AGGA Films 6 months ago
I watched a loved one go through this due to cirrhosis of the liver caused by chemo. Essentially the blood thins to the point that it starts leaking out of the blood vessels into the body tissues. It k**led him faster than the tumour, and I wouldn't wish such a thing on anyone. There are degrees of cirrhosis, as with any condition.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
I LOVE the taste of IPAs and dark fancy craft beers. I wish there were more good non-alcoholic versions of those :) I don’t want to drink 0% Budweiser píss water haha, that’s only ever tolerable because it has alcohol, now that I’m sober I’d rather drink something with actual flavour that I’ll enjoy.
Michelle C 6 months ago
Anytime I drink, I have no more than one drink. I’m glad to limit my drinking because I have seen what happens when people choose not to be responsible and it’s not pretty. Sometimes they don’t even think about the possibility for a*******n and it’s scary. 💔
#44
Never riding a lime scooter. I’ll walk 🤷🏻♀️
Beth Wheeler 6 months ago
I had call this morning from a lady whose 14 yo son was riding his scooter in their neighborhood and was hit by a car Friday evening. Thank God he's OK, battered, bruised and very sore. She was calling for an ER follow up for him. He was very lucky that nothing was broken or head injury.
Charles McChristy 6 months ago
If you didn't grow up on a skate board or push scooter, then you have no business on a scooter that goes 20mph.
Trisec Tebeakesse 6 months ago
Blue Bikes are bike rentals for people that don't know how to ride bikes. Avoid them, too.
#45
Literally do not put anything in your car that you’re not comfortable getting hit with at 50 mph.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
And if you're taking your pets with you somewhere, make sure they are in a carrier or seatbelted into a seat (if they're a larger-breed dog)! And if they're in a carrier, seatbelt that carrier into the seat! In an accident, they'll become projectiles too :(
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I was going to make this point too. My pom has a little car seat with a strap that attaches to the car's seat belt.
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Boris Long-Johnson 6 months ago
Another stupid one!! Funny enough I’m not comfortable being hit by one of my passengers at 50 miles an hour but that’s what seatbelts are for. Why can’t these be more accurate as in using the word unrestrained?
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
Perhaps it could have been better phrased, but not stupid. All cargo should be secured.
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#46
Respiratory therapist here, I will never smoke.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
When I was 17 I started smoking because it “looked cool.” Not a joke. I hung out with the rebels and stoners and it was the cool thing to do. I wish I’d never taken that first puff. 6 years cigarette-free but I do still occasionally vape which is also heinous. Nicotine cravings make travelling so much harder too. Ain’t worth it yall :) makes me so happy to se that every younger generation has less and less smokers
#47
My kids don’t go to trampoline parks anymore….cervical spine injury…nuff said.
#48
Medic here- live your life free of fear, I PROMISE it’s a better life. Maybe shorter, but much more fun.
LizzieBoredom 6 months ago
So you're saying smoke, drink, wear a hairclip, sleep with the bedroom door open, leave kids with random strangers?
Jenni 6 months ago
Nobody is saying that but you. People are still sensible.
Load More Replies... #49
Don’t ever get bariatric surgery, the amount of problems people come in from complications is outrageous.
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
And have seen more often than not it is temporary. Many I know are right back up there in weight. If you don't plan on lifestyle changes as well...DON'T do it.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
My grandma had her stomach stapled in her 50s, when I was quite young. In my entire life, I never saw her eat more than a few bites of her meal. It made her pretty sad too - she was an amazing cook and loved food, but often by the time dinner was ready, the few tastes she’d had while cooking had already filled her up, so she’d just sit with the family and sip her wine and join the conversation. She lived like that for over 20 years and never lost much weight (she wasn’t huge to begin with, just a curvy lady who was quite self conscious about it). She LOVED good food. She loved trying new things. She deserved to taste more good food before she passed IMO.
Boris Long-Johnson 6 months ago
This is risk reduction of a known risk a.k.a. obesity versus unknown risk a.k.a. complications surely? If obesity is gonna k**l you even if the fix is not good for you is it not better to have? I’m not saying you couldn’t fix the obesity with diet and exercise, but some people don’t seem to be able to manage it.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
It’s not a quick fix. Seem far too many people push what they can eat having had it done add so regain weight. Issues with malabsorption and nutrition making their health even worse. Bariatric surgery can be a great tool alongside other support but it’s not an easy option. Used to work with a psychologist who worked in a weight management service. She said she’d never recommend it now, having seen then outcomes.
KieLeaHar 6 months ago
Had it done. Vomited blood for a week. Was ill for months after which they never mentioned. Couldn’t eat anything. It completely changed my diet. I still, 11 years later can only drink 2 or 3 things and can’t eat much but I’m okay with that. I fell gravely ill and ended up fighting for my life..!ended up on a million medications and put on 60 kgs -132lbs- as a side effect and eventually stopped the tablets one by one until we figured out the cause and dropped that excess weight off.
#50
Almost every active heart attack says “ I tough it was heartburn or indigestion” just go to the ER please 🙏
Earonn - 6 months ago
Then maybe don't tell us "not to go to the ER for trivial matters". Because we can't tell the difference...
Wild Cream 6 months ago
That’s one that’s always bugged me. I called the hospital once because I’d fallen and my knee was swelling up and hurt to walk, and I didn’t know if it was serious enough to go to the ER. The nurse was really condescending on the phone, “obviously you should be here? Why would you even ask?” 🥲 the reason I asked is that we have an ER doc shortage and I didn’t know if they were just going to tell me to ice it or whatever. Turned out I needed crutches lol, but the anxiety over whether I should go bother them or not is so real (having social anxiety doesn’t help hahaha)
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UKGrandad 6 months ago
Many people aren't aware that the early symptoms of a heart attack are typically different in men and women. For men it's pain in the shoulder and upper arm, but for women it's often more like severe indigestion.
Rafael 6 months ago
This is serious enough that I think it warrants some kind of notch or mark on the pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness, just to broaden women's health awareness
Load More Replies... Phoenix 6 months ago
I get intermittent arrhythmia. It freaks me out every single time that it happens but it's so fleeting that by the time a medical professional sees me it's gone.
SKaye 6 months ago
Same here. It's "assumed" that it's paroxysmal A Fib. Painful, scary arrhythmia, so infrequent and short lasting that it's never been caught on a monitor. I think I'm having a heart attack, only for medical staff to tell me there's nothing wrong or it's "just heartburn." Demoralizing.
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ATVs. Seen too many head injuries and internal decaps.
#52
As an mri tech, I will never have back surgery unless ABSOLUTELY necessary and I've exhausted all other treatment options.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
Mine was honest and told me after surgery one never can achieve a 100% cure. There will always be some residual weakness, pain and nerve problem.
Ace 6 months ago
Same should apply to any surgery, When it comes to your back you rarely have much of a choice. I was given a "choice" that consistent of either lying completely motionless for the best part of a year or having pins down my spine, so decided in that case that it was indeed absolutely necessary. My wife had a knee replacement that again, she could have elected ot to do, but then she would have been unable to ski or do any other sort of exercise, meaning a) her quality of life would have been sh1t from not being able to do what she loved most and b) she'd have got fat and in poor health. (In the event a heart defect did for her, so it was good that she was still able to do everything she wanted to).
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
I've seen SO many not do what is expected after surgery and end up worse than before. BIL has a couple titanium rods(neck and back), and he did what was expected, not the same as he was, but better than before.
BarfyCat 6 months ago
Going through this with a relative right now. He absolutely REFUSED to spend a couple of weeks in rehab, and now at 6 months after the surgery he can't even sit up unaided.
Load More Replies... Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
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Load More Replies... #53
I’m not wearing a necklace to work. Especially on a psych floor…. Also, as a nurse I treat everybody like psych patients. You never know why ppl will snap.
tori Ohno 6 months ago
I'm not about to live my life terrified of everyone, and necklace chains break before someone can choke you with it.
Bi.Felicia 6 months ago
It depends what said necklace is made of and the gauge/thickness of it.
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Cna here, all I can say is NEVER STOP WALKIKG AND DRINKING WATER PLEASE. The #1 way people pass in nursing homes is by laziness/giving up walking and dehydration!!!
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I thought they meant to never stop walking while drinking water at the same time 😆
Zoe Vokes 6 months ago
I did too. I couldn’t understand how doing both together could be good for your health.
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
That doesn’t mean anything, Deb. Plenty of other people have died. I’ve also had covid twice and I was fine, doesn’t mean everyone should go ahead and contract covid without worrying about it.
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Not any of those things but I am a social worker. No sleepovers, no overnight camps, no Snapchat, and no interactive video games without supervision. Sorry not sorry.
Billo66 6 months ago
Some guy on snapchat sent my 10 yo girl a D pic. His name is Peter Parker. Took it straight to the police and they can't do anything about it because it's stored on snap's servers. Too much to get a warrant. Said her phone was of no use to them yet 6 months later they still have it. It got "lost"
Earonn - 6 months ago
What are 4 10 years old on a sleepover going to do? We just giggled and ate too many sweets.
Queen Boudicca 6 months ago (edited)
Parents. Adults in the house. Siblings. Just had a story where a father drugged daughter's friends and he then went in the room to "watch them sleep."
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
I’m so glad my mom let me have sleepovers. Some of my most cherished memories were made during sleepovers ☺️
#56
RN, amber teething necklace.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
It's woo-woo stuff: "The proponents of amber teething necklaces claim the necklaces relieve teething pain by releasing succinic acid that gets absorbed by the skin and then acts as an analgesic in the body. However, this claim falls flat for several reasons. First, succinic acid is only released from Baltic amber at very high temperatures – close to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit). Your child’s skin will never be this hot and so nothing will be released from the amber. Secondly, there is no evidence succinic acid, even when applied directly to the skin, is absorbed by the body. Finally, there is no evidence that succinic acid (which is already found naturally inside our bodies) relieves pain."
Rachel Pelz 6 months ago
"ButButBut it's all natural and it helped my cousin so much" /sarcasm
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Wild Cream 6 months ago
lol I had a friend who sweared by her “lucky” piece of amber. It was on a bracelet and she’d sit there and suck on it in class, it was so gross. She insisted she could feel an “divine energy” coming from it and she was “absorbing the energy.” She credited that rock with every good thing that happened to her. Imagine how hilarious we all found it when we went to a fancy rock store on a school trip once and the employee told her it was actually hard plastic resin 😅😂
#57
ER tech here and hairclips while driving.
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
Posts like this should contain more information. Why "hairclips while driving"? I understand, but it shouldn't be assumed that everyone will.
KieLeaHar 6 months ago
I saw something about the other day car accidents and they snapped into the back of people‘s head or something so they have to literally do operations and pick plastic out of the back of people skulls..
Load More Replies... Stacy Carroll 6 months ago
In an accident they can become embedded in the back of your skull.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
As a woman with long hair, car head rests are not built for pony tails. God knows how uncomfortable a big hair clip would be.
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
A car manufacturer (can’t remember which one) once made a concept car for women. It was built with features like the seats and cab and airbags being in proportion with women’s frames, and the head rest had a split in it so you could drape your ponytail through 🥹 it was only ever a concept and was never made, but d**n that would have been amazing. EDIT: it was the Volvo YCC! Check it out: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_YCC
Load More Replies... HeavyMetalHeart 6 months ago
I assume it means people putting them in while driving. It takes two hands so very dangerous.
Load More Replies... #58
Never leaving my kids to be watched by anyone other than myself or husband. I work for a children's hospital and the child maltreatment cases are horrifying and almost always by mom's new boyfriend.
Bookworm 6 months ago (edited)
Living in fear of all other adults isn't healthy. Get a service that does background checks on all their employees. Do your own if you're so inclined. Have cameras in your home. But FFS don't c*****e your child with your fear. Edit: seriously BP? You're now censoring cr!pple? Lame.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
Not sure if lame was intentional, but I'm choking 😆🤣😂🤣
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I’ll be thoroughly chewing my steak for the rest of my life.
Binny Tutera 6 months ago (edited)
Had a friend in college who choked on pizza. Home alone and no one found him until the next day. I would also add, never take a bite of something that is bigger than the fork or spoon part of the utensil you’re using to eat. Not only is it terrible manners, it makes it MUCH more easy to choke!
Bartlet for world domination 6 months ago
That's not my experience. Am I doing it wrong?
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Firefighter here. Never sleep with your bedroom door open.
Uncle Schmickle 6 months ago
I never close mine. The smoke detector is right outside in the hall anyway.
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
Mine’s directly outside my bedroom door in the hall too haha. Although I wouldn’t object to having a few extra minutes to jump out the window - not sure if my cats would be cool with me having them in my bedroom with the door closed all night though, I could see them keeping me awake all night meowing
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Evo 6 months ago
who the hell does that anyways? I sleep with my door shut and locked and my window locked because I ain't gettin', m u r d e r e d anytime soon
Jaya 6 months ago
I sleep with my bedroom door open, because otherwise my room gets very stuffy and warm by morning and I wake up with a stuffy nose, and when I leave the door open this doesn't happen so much. And leaving a window abit open at night makes it too cold, and there isn't a cheap other option for ventilation that works better.
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Pittsburgh rare 6 months ago
If the fire spreads through the apartment a closed door can buy you a few minutes
Load More Replies... Auntriarch 6 months ago
If a fire starts, the closed door can keep the fire out for long enough for you to realise/wake up and get out the window. I don't bother because we've got sensors downstairs and upstairs.
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#61
I will not get out of a car that’s stranded on the side of the freeway.
Wyrdwoman 6 months ago
I would - its likely the car will be hit by a c**p driver. In the UK we are told to get out of a stranded car and sit on the verge next to the road.
Earonn - 6 months ago
That depends on how busy the freeway is. Clearly I wouldn't open the door very wide and just sneak out, but we were taught in Germany to wait for a gap in traffic, get out, and wait behind the guard rail / crash barrier.
Fire Singer 6 months ago
I remember that from drivers ed in the U.S. also. That was quite a while ago so not sure if it's still taught, but it was at one point!
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EMT here, I will exercise for the rest of my life. The amount of people who have practically no mobility at surprisingly young ages is insane. I will be walking and moving around until the day i 💀
CatD 6 months ago
Unless you have a spinal accident, arthritis, or a multitude of other things happening.
keyboardtek 6 months ago
I have arthritis in the lower spine as well as five herniated disks. Plus Morton's Neuromas that flare up in my feet so I cannot walk more than fifteen minutes. But I swim every day. That keeps the muscles in condition and reduces the pressure on the spinal disks by treading water. Swimming daily has been a life saver.
Load More Replies... Wild Cream 6 months ago
This is why I started yoga :) just a few mins a day - a few sun salutations in the morning and 15-20 mins of deeper work in the evening while I watch my stories - is more than enough to keep me limber atm in my 30s, combined with weekend hikes and being on my feet at work all day :)
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I was on bed rest 3 years ago for a few months, it's shocking how challenging it is to get moving again after bed rest. I was in my mid 30s.
#63
I sign a DNI every time I have to get admitted for anything. You can preform cpr on me but do not intubate me. And keep that Lucas machine as far away from me as possible.
winterwidow87 6 months ago
Always sing anything that makes clear you don't want to end up attached to a machine to live. The amount of young people who didn't think about it beforehand and ended up as "vegetables" is a lot more than i ever wanted to see. We all hope it won't happen to us, but be prepared in case it does.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
That's what happened to my dad... he had an accident when I was 18. Everyone in the family knew he didn't want to live "in a vegetative state" or if he was so disabled that he was a burden to the family. But my mom ignored his wishes and basically told the medics to do everything after his accident. They managed to get him resuscitated, but he had catastrophic brain damage. He was in a coma for 6 months before he semi-awakened. He then spent the next 21 years at home, bedridden, in diapers, with a feeding tube attached to his stomach because his throat muscles were too atrophied to eat via mouth. And I was a primary caregiver. It was terrible because I KNEW my dad did not want to ever be in that state. But he'd never gotten around to actually filling out a DNR order. I constantly hoped his brain damage was severe enough that he wasn't aware of the state he was in. He died in 2021.
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I have a DNR. If I'm dying let me go. My dad's greatest fear was dying in a hospital hooked up to tubes. He died of a heart attack, in his own bed. Quickly.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
Not always a choice you can make. What if you’re in an accident and unconscious? You’ll probably be rushed to the hospital. Etc etc etc.
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Post surg tech- Dang small dogs or cats when I’m old. The amount of old patients that have tripped over and broken something bc of the animal being by their feet.
Earonn - 6 months ago
I mean - a pet provides so much benefit for one's mental health alone! I can also stumble over stools, buckets, bags, - basically everything. And don't forget to stay at home because you could stumble over an unevenness in the pavement etc. Is that a 'life'?
BookFanatic 6 months ago
At least the cats and little dogs can--in theory--get up and get out of the way. A stool just sits there and lets you walk into it. Stupid stools. :)
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
The potential for tripping is not my greatest concern with my small dog. She is a service dog, but even if she were just a pet, the benefits of her company would far outweigh any tripping concerns. I"m 70. I've neve tripped over her. I have tripped over other things, including invisible ones.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
As my nan used to say, you could fall over fresh air
Load More Replies... Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Keep the pets, get rid of your rugs and mats. Easy to trip over and catch with a walking aid.
HardBoiledBlonde 6 months ago
Dogs can be taught to not be a tripping hazard, even old dogs. I taught mine so that they could be around my elderly, infirm family members. I recommend starting training using a walker and/or cane.
Lousha 6 months ago (edited)
I'm 44 and just yesterday I basically fell over my own foot, twisting both ankles and straining a toe,. Spent altogether about 28 years so far living with at least one cat, never fell over any of them. I've been "tripped" by stairs, uneven pavement, skates I wasn't used to, impractical but pretty shoes, being drunk, and a bunch of other things, but never a pet. Cats do their best to trip you of course, but if you're used to them, you're brain is used to expecting them afoot.
#65
A lifevac. And im prepared to engage in good faith discussion as to why with anyone.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
For real lmao, idk why people say things and then just smugly sit back and wait for people to ask
Load More Replies... Learner Panda 6 months ago
It's a device designed to stop a choking episode, apparently. Never heard of it and would rather eat and drink with care, rather than relying on a device that may be too far away to help in time.
ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
It's actually a crazy neat invention. If you feel like crying watch lifevac YouTube videos on babies. They'd be dead without it.
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
No thanks. I have it as a must have on my baby registry. Don't get me wrong, I'm current in CPR and first aid, but what is wrong with having one more tool that saves lives?!
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
Nope, Heimlich hasn’t actually been proven safer or more effective than LifeVac, mostly because there’s not a lot of studies on LifeVac at the moment, so you can’t exactly make that claim. While it is the current recommended choking intervention, the Heimlich maneuver has a lot of its own problems as well. We don’t really have any perfect methods. “…the previously described biological plausibility for using LifeVac® shows similar performance to the Heimlich maneuver in a controlled experimental environment. Both the Heimlich maneuver and LifeVac® are effective in relieving foreign body airway obstruction when performed by specialists in a simulated environment. The Heimlich maneuver generated higher positive pressure gradients, increasing intra-abdominal and intrathoracic pressure, while LifeVac® produced lower negative pressure gradients through suction above the obstruction. Moreover, our findings indicate that the device application may involve certain complexities.“ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755725000531#:~:text=Results,maneuver%20(p%20%3C%200.000).
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As an RT, I refuse to purchase gel blasters or gel blaster related products.
Learner Panda 6 months ago
What are gel blasters? I'm guessing they shoot gel rather than water or pellets.
UKGrandad 6 months ago
They shoot small beads of soft gel similar to the water gel beads you can buy for keeping houseplants watered. They're perfectly safe so long as everybody wears eye defenders. They impact with far less force than either paintballs or NERF bullets.
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OR RN here. I will never take Ozempic or anything of the kind. I think there’s a direct correlation between the rise in its use and the number of bowel resections due to blockages we are seeing…
winterwidow87 6 months ago (edited)
Sorry but this is bs and as a nurse saying "as a nurse" doesn't mean anything. Correlation doesn't imply causation, you need studies to prove any claim in science. Until said studies come out, you can't say "this substance causes this side effect because i am a nurse and know things". That's not how medicine works, and "as a nurse" you should know it.
Ace 6 months ago
More to the point, that stuff has already been through controlled trials, which are continuing (what we call phase 4 trials carry on well after a treatment has been licensed and is in general use). Any adverse events are recorded, and serious ones investigated, and all will be analysed for possible correlations even if we can't (yet) show causation,
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Bookworm 6 months ago
Idiot. Those are life saving and life changing medications. Diabetes can maim and k!ll without proper treatment. Obesity k!lls. Lot of people are on it for both. When I asked my provider before I started taking one of these she said eat a high fiber diet, walk at least a mile a day, and drink at least a liter of water a day. If you're constipated take OTC meds like Mira lax. If you haven't gone long enough to be worrisome get checked out. Don't judge a medication by rare side effects and the people who don't take care of themselves while on it, including seeking treatment before it's bad.
Deb M.F. 6 months ago
That's the reason I stopped mounjaro—three hospitalizations for blocked colon/compacted bm. A very painful and blocked colon can be deadly. Will never take any of those meds again
#68
Idk but get the Lucas machine away from me.
Pferdchen 6 months ago
From my browser: The LUCAS machine, or Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System, is a device that provides mechanical chest compressions to patients in cardiac arrest. It is used in emergency medicine as an alternative to manual CPR, delivering consistent compressions and reducing the physical strain on rescuers.
Ace 6 months ago
Another ill-informed comment, from someone who probably knows nothing about them.
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
What are your credentials? You’ve been corrected by other pandas about a lot of the entries here so far
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 6 months ago
Some folks have this idea that the level of compression it does causes more damage than actual CPR. However if you take a CPR course, you learn that to get the best compression, you have to push far deeper than people realize. As my own CPR instructor stated, if you don't risk breaking ribs... you aren't doing it right.
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Serena Myers 6 months ago
A chest compression device, according to Wiki, used as an alternative to manual chest compressions.
#69
I will never, and i mean EVER purchase a gerbil. EVER.
KieLeaHar 6 months ago
Here you go.. ☹️ Okay.. looked it up.. very DISGUSTING MEN will insert a pipe up their rear with food in the end, then put the gerbil at the other end and push it in the pipe thinking it will … get them off.. but it’s just ended in ER visits and poor deceased gerbils… fuçking scumbags!
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Medication will be my last intervention. good diet, therapy, and movement are the go to. do your research. not all side effects are explained to you because "benefits" outweigh the risks.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Oh yes I will live in pain, with inflammation and hormonally caused problems because "medication = bad"...
Wild Cream 6 months ago (edited)
For real - my aunt has mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome and refuses to use any medical intervention because “modern medicine bad!” She just drinks peppermint tea and complains about her arm/fingers/hand aching all day whenever she tries to cook or garden or knit 😂 I once told her “this is honestly such an easy thing to treat at your level and you should probably do something before it gets worse and you need surgery” and she RAGED about the evils of scary liberal doctors and evil radical liberal scientists etc 😂😂😂 she won’t even do stretches or wrist strengthening exercises because she’s the kind of person who puts “science” in quotations 😂
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
Without medication, I would be...let's see...dead. Seriously, I have a ton of health issues but with meds I can live a life I find worth living.
Bartlet for world domination 6 months ago (edited)
That's what the post said: LAST intervention. Try the rest first.
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Lupita Nyong'heaux 6 months ago
did i miss the one about sleeping with your bedroom door open?
Jo Firth 6 months ago
Click on the link to the longer version with all entries. Basically, sleeping with your door closed can possibly hold smoke/fire out long enough for you to leap out the window.
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Rafael 6 months ago
Those polls look AI generated, and 9 out of 10 cases I think we would be better without them
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I liked the ones from EMTs that basically say live your best life because anything can k**l you. Buckle up, buckle your pets up, and don't drive drunk, high, or crazy sleep deprived.
Moonie Pinkslip 6 months ago
Yeah, and where's the EMT "advertised" advice of "never sleep with your bedroom door open"???? WTF???
UKGrandad 6 months ago
After #45, directly above where it says 'Poll Question' is "Note: this post originally had 70 images". Click on '70 images' for the remaining 25 images.
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I Need More Espresso 6 months ago
Search and rescue- embrace the 80's. Dress your elderly and kids in neon. Wear neon if you're going to explore a trail. On the high tech end, get a GPS device with a SOS button. Anyone can have bad things happen, even if they're prepared.
David Beaulieu 6 months ago
A lot of stuff on here can be wrapped up in "being reckless is not cool"
bfypbncgnx 6 months ago
I’ll add - if your doctor tells you to go to the hospital just go. We don’t say it lightly. Always surprises me how blasé some people are like “ok I’ll go after my dinner/partner gets home/tomorrow so I can get some sleep”. Nope, I’m a gp, if I’m calling you from my home in the evening you need to go now. Also button batteries - absolutely scared me shitless as a mum. Awful dangerous things
Lupita Nyong'heaux 6 months ago
did i miss the one about sleeping with your bedroom door open?
Jo Firth 6 months ago
Click on the link to the longer version with all entries. Basically, sleeping with your door closed can possibly hold smoke/fire out long enough for you to leap out the window.
Load More Replies... Rafael 6 months ago
Those polls look AI generated, and 9 out of 10 cases I think we would be better without them
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I liked the ones from EMTs that basically say live your best life because anything can k**l you. Buckle up, buckle your pets up, and don't drive drunk, high, or crazy sleep deprived.
Moonie Pinkslip 6 months ago
Yeah, and where's the EMT "advertised" advice of "never sleep with your bedroom door open"???? WTF???
UKGrandad 6 months ago
After #45, directly above where it says 'Poll Question' is "Note: this post originally had 70 images". Click on '70 images' for the remaining 25 images.
Load More Replies... I Need More Espresso 6 months ago
Search and rescue- embrace the 80's. Dress your elderly and kids in neon. Wear neon if you're going to explore a trail. On the high tech end, get a GPS device with a SOS button. Anyone can have bad things happen, even if they're prepared.
David Beaulieu 6 months ago
A lot of stuff on here can be wrapped up in "being reckless is not cool"
bfypbncgnx 6 months ago
I’ll add - if your doctor tells you to go to the hospital just go. We don’t say it lightly. Always surprises me how blasé some people are like “ok I’ll go after my dinner/partner gets home/tomorrow so I can get some sleep”. Nope, I’m a gp, if I’m calling you from my home in the evening you need to go now. Also button batteries - absolutely scared me shitless as a mum. Awful dangerous things
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