“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do

And look both ways when crossing a one way street. My mother could be driving..

Had to use leashes on both my kids at the beach. Never sorry.

I quit putting my feet on the dashboard after I saw that one X-ray picture. You know which one I'm talking about.

Can't emphasize this enough. Please read about the history of chiropractics before visiting one.

I'm 62 and have been disabled for 30 years. It's not that easy.

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.

An experienced masseuse is roughly the same cost to knead out the muscle spasms that are causing your bones to "go out".

Simple solution ...... don't have guns at all !

I trust dogs. I don't trust other people.

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.

I'm afraid of dogs and I don't trust other people.

I don't offer my hand like so many people tell you to do. I prefer to wait, let the dog come to you.

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.

I trust dogs more than I trust people. And this dog is absolutely beautiful!

You have a picture of a husky. That dog will watch thieves steal, people get picked off, and not get involved. They have short little legs and they love to escape enclosures. The only thing that makes this dog dangerous, is that he will want to pull things. Including grandma. This is why they are sled dogs. But if you want a posterchild for a dangerous dog, this one is the worst watchdog on the planet. He will take you across antartica on a sled, but he isn't going to be slaying your enemies.

I apparently have a negative "Chow" gene. I've only met 3 in my entire life and every single one tried to attack me.

I trust dogs. I don’t trust people and how they treat, raise and handle their dogs.

I don't by default. If they come to me and want a pat, hell yes, I will pat you, yes, you goodest boi. But (and I'm a little ashamed to admit this) some medium/most big dogs freak me out (even our family pet lab would have his feral bitey moments -- he managed to get ahold of a neighbour's poisonous plant and was never the same after that -- and they scare/scared me) so my default is "you're dangerous, even if you're adorable" unless the dog proves otherwise.

This one is going to be tough for me.

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.

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 ❤️

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.

How Weird Al's parents died.

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.

Do not copy Youtubers with pets on the dashboard. Including parrots, small dogs, cats, lizards....

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

As a 62 yr old with profound hearing loss, this includes hearing protection. Tinnitus SUCKS!

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.

Same.

Eeeeewwwww!!!!!!

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.

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.

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....

The car doesn't start until EVERYONE is buckled up.

It depends on what's going on. Many cancer treatments are targeted these days.

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."

Dental care should be free

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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.

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.

We really need universal healthcare.

I didn’t make sure before buying our home but my wheelchair fits so it all worked out

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

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)

These days I don't blame you. Get your tubes tied.

I didn't know that you can get contact lenses big enough to swim in.

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)

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.

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.

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."

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I use a ball of tin foil.

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.

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? )

Death traps to both rider and pedestrians.

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 :(