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If you get caught in avalanche and not sure which way you’re facing create space around your head and spit. Gravity pulls it down and you know which way to dig.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day You should have a fire extinguisher in your home. You won’t need it until you really really do. 25 years ago my dad saved our house from burning down (and maybe our lives) because we had a fire extinguisher and when I moved out on my own he insisted that I get one which I’ve hauled around for years thinking I’d probably never need it.

Last weekend an electrical fire started in my building and I was the only one with an extinguisher. The fire department got there quickly so I probably didn’t save any lives, but I was able to keep it under control until they arrived. Buy one, know exactly where it is, and cut the safety tag off of it now so you don’t have to find something to cut it with in an emergency. You never know.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day A person who is drowning doesn’t look like people drowning on TV. When someone is drowning, they rarely cry out, can’t wave their arms around, and will often just bob/sink at the surface for a very little while, often gasping, before submerging. Don’t expect it to look like the movies when you’re keeping an eye on swimmers.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day If you think you’re being followed, turn right four times. Since you’ll get to the same place, they shouldn’t be following you anymore. If they do, you might be in trouble. Since it’s a common warning that you shouldn’t go home when you think someone is following you, the smartest is to go to a police station.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day If you go on a long, overnight hike, take a jar of peanut butter. If you get lost, that can keep you alive if you’ve already finished your food. Also, take a BLUE tarp. It’s the only color that doesn’t mesh with the environment and can make air search easier.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day If you or a person you’re with hits their head, briefly loses consciousness, but then becomes awake and alert again GO TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP.

You could have what’s called an epidural bleed in your brain, which classically presents as loss of consciousness followed by lucidity.

If you go home and just try to sleep it off, you likely won’t wake up.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day In a nuclear explosion, most of the damage and death is caused by the shockwave the blast creates, not the fireball which has a comparatively small radius. One day you may find yourself outside or looking out a window to see an extremely bright flash. As bright as if you were staring straight at the sun. Do not attempt to locate the source of the flash. You have maybe 8-10 seconds to respond if you’re far enough away from the fireball. Lay face down on the ground and put your thumbs in your ears and fingers over your eyes. Breathe through your teeth. Since you’re laying face down the shockwave will mostly pass over you. (If you’re standing up it can cause your lungs, eardrums, and other organs to explode.) Once the shockwave passes over you, you need to find shelter immediately. I said before that most death from the explosion is caused by the shockwave. Well, FAR more death is subsequently caused by nuclear fallout AFTER the blast. Do not attempt to travel anywhere. Just get underground. If you’re next to a complete stranger’s house or a business, don’t hesitate to go inside and hide out under as much concrete and steel as possible. You need to remain in this location for the next 48 hours. This is critical. Even if you survive the blast if you attempt to go home and spend just 20 minutes outside traveling you will more than likely die of radiation sickness. Radioactive material after a blast decays exponentially, and you will be safe to try and find your loved ones after 48 hours. If you don’t wait this out, you definitely won’t be alive to find them. When you’re ready, you need to leave the city and get as far from the fallout as you can.

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If you get caught up in an undercurrent and notice you’re getting dragged slowly out to sea, do not swim directly toward shore. Swim parallel to the shore until you don’t feel yourself being pulled out, then swim directly toward the shore.

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Get a Carbon Monoxide detector with a ppm meter on it.

Recently, I was experiencing intermittent bouts of nausea and lethargy, so I suspected CO poisoning despite my detectors being up to code. I bought a new one with a meter to check if there were trace amounts in my apartment.

I discovered that my oven has a leak, so whenever I cook I get exposed to CO ranging from 35 to 90 ppm, which is pretty high. How come the detectors didn’t go off? Turns out that they only beep when there’s 50ppm for 8 hours, or 150 ppm for 5 to 10 minutes——I was just below the threshold while still getting smashed with carbon monoxide.

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#11

"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day Expired epinephrine (epi pen) is better than no epinephrine

Studies show, if properly cared for, epi retains full practical potency for up to 5 years past expiration. Just dont leave it sit in sunlight, freeze, or heat it. All those things speed up its breakdown.

This is especially important to know these days, with epi being $600+, a lot of poor people with serious allergies may be throwing out epi that is in fact still good. When you dont need to replace it every year, its a huge game changer when youre poor and uninsured.

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Kinga Paździorko 2 years ago

Just to let people know: epi pen costs 56 USD in Poland..... HOW 600+ USD is even legal?

288points

Zero 2 years ago

They're working on passing bills that will cap the out-of-pocket cost of epipens, insulin, and asthma inhalers. The epipen one has passed House and is currently waiting on Senate to approve, and I think this one actually has a chance to succeed. Fingers crossed.

51points

Amanda 2 years ago

Government prefers that poor people die here.

50points

Lisa Intally 2 years ago

Republicans do. I marvel at the poor red states who keep voting for the GOPers who try to take away their food and health insurance.

7points

Mabelbabel 2 years ago

Because the USA has the most disgustingly unethical healthcare system-health is treated like a commodity and a privilege rather than a human right. People are dying through not being able to afford insulin or other essential medication. I used to wonder why there are so many videos on YouTube of people removing their own ingrown toenails and draining abscesses, until I realised its because they couldn't afford to see a doctor.

48points

John L 2 years ago

Lobbying...the rest of the world calls it corruption....

35points

Vonev Kalinsk 2 years ago

Democrats and Republicans both are allowed to be bribed

21points

Robin Ward 2 years ago

It's legal because health care is like any other commodity here. They can charge whatever the market will bear, and if you don't have the money, you don't get it. "Wouldn't that mean that people?" I hear you ask. Yes, yes they do.

20points

harry Henderson 2 years ago

USA = guns and bullets are cheap and easy to get. Medical care is expensive and hard to get

18points

Gin. No tonic 2 years ago

In Lithuania it's €8,30 (under $9) with prescription. And everyone with severe allergies can easily get a prescription. If someone is having an attack, and is able to get to the nearest pharmacy, they'll get it immediately & for free (happened to a friend of mine).

16points

Marie C 2 years ago

Our government is in cahoots with the pharmaceutical companies… politicians get large campaign donation and then life long jobs with a fat salary at the companies after they are done selling out the people they are supposed to be representing… people will try and tell you it’s the Republicans or it’s the Democrats when the plain fact the matter as as of both of them that do it, and everything else is just a distraction.

15points

Person 2 years ago

A lot of stuff that shouldn't be legal is here. The companies say "it's inflation" but really they just wanna make easy millions.

15points

Ogre Juan Canolli 2 years ago

Corporate Greed . The Cause Of "Inflation"

14points

Josh Tall 2 years ago

in some states they are free with a prescription....PUBLIX grocery store Pharmacy, for example...

11points

the aftermath is secondary™ 2 years ago

oligarchy baby

11points

Evil Little Thing 2 years ago

Republicans

11points

Gingergirl 2 years ago

$27USD in Australia for a twin pack

9points

Charley128 2 years ago

It's called American Capitalism, that fund crooked politicians

8points

Jp@nda 2 years ago

There's alot of things here that shouldn't be legal

8points

Milady Blue 2 years ago

Lobbyists.

8points

Heidi Northrop 2 years ago

We suck. The wealthy rule everything and want to wipe out the 99%.

7points

Snowfoxrox 2 years ago

Ha! Try buying insulin in the US.. without my corporate ins. for 2 types of insulin and 1 non-insulin injectable it's about $8K/ 3 mos. Never mind my other meds. as it is with my insurance and "savings cards" my injectables are about $300/ 3 mos supply. Important hint for people on expensive meds in the US.. Look on-line to see if they offer "savings programs" Many of them do!! You can get your insulins for about $25/mo if you aren't on a gov't ins. plan like Medi-Cal. You do have to have commercial ins. though.

6points

John Smith 2 years ago

Because USA which does not care about its citizens.

4points

Ryan Swope 2 years ago

It boils down to corporate greed and corruption. Ignore all the morons crying politics. That definitely has a play, but in the end it boils down to those 2 things. Used to work in a hospital. Had to replace a wrist label printer in the cancer center. Manager freaked on me when I adjusted the new one, saying I shouldn't even touch it because it cost them over $6,000 for each label printer. I said that's absurd. She said it's true. I scanned the UPC code on the back and they sold on Amazon for $500. They get in these contracts with healthcare equipment companies, and then the companies just charge them whatever they want.

4points

Cierra Nope 2 years ago

Life is a privilege, not a right. Taxes and Healthcare profiteering are a serious problem. Anything can be legal here as long as the only people harmed are the poor.

2points

Lizzy Crit 2 years ago (edited)

The drug is cheap, the "patented delivery system" is what costs the big bucks. Look into getting an AuviQ instead, same drug different delivery mechanism and it talks to you like a defibrillator. Paid 60 bucks out of pocket and skipped the insurance company altogether.

2points

Katie Brown 2 years ago

That seems to be the going rate for common things people would die without. Inhalers and insulin are also 5-600$ .. and God forbid they have to do any doctoring, cause thatll run you into real money.

2points

SelkieBlackfysh 2 years ago

Well you see your health insurance will pay most of that cost off to bring it to the Poland prices. ...what? You can't afford health insurance? Ahwell too bad for you. It's whack.

2points

A**hole2016 2 years ago

Epi pens in my state range from 150-500 USD. It all depends on the pharmacy and insurance.

1point

Ryan O 2 years ago

Republican lawmakers hard at work, my foreign friend. They jangle the keys of gun rights, denying women, queer folk, and brown folk rights while they labor to make their buddies insanely wealthy.

1point

Pharaoh Mitch 2 years ago

Because these idiots keep voting and don't know who really runs the country.

1point

Gabe Lumbus 2 years ago

Because they don't care about us

1point

L̸1̶z̵ 2 years ago

In Canada they cost UP TO $150. If you have coverage through work benefits they can be free.

1point

Betsy S 1 month ago

Because this is obviously in the U.S. and the U.S. does not give a rat about its citizens. No universal health care, no lifesaving medicines covered by universal health care. No nothing in the country that is the armpit of the civilized world who thinks they are actually something to look up to and emulate. LOL!

0points

Adrienne Kushner 2 years ago

That is an excellent question.

0points

H.L.Lewis 2 years ago

That's what we'd like to know. They used to be about $20

0points

Joseph Spurgin 2 years ago

Freedom isn't free.

0points

NicNor5560 2 years ago

It's also cheaper in Canada, around ~$100 CAD. But mine is covered under OHIP (Ontario insurance), so $0 for me and my family.

0points

Libby Tailor 2 years ago

In Hungary about 43 USD...

0points

Mtg Wolfie 2 years ago

Thats the insurance price, basically. Which, yes, is how much most people end up paying.

0points

Veronica Connelly 2 years ago

Need a roommate? Lol I don't use epi pens thankfully but still..

0points

Lila Wells 2 years ago

My allergist did a few tests to see how well expired epi pens work (by stabbing himself with epi pens) and when I say that they still work well enough to save your life, I mean it. DONT throw your epi pens away; you never know when you might need them, especially with the prices only increasing for new ones.

14points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I wonder if they can be sent to overseas aid organisations? We have to get rid of expired epipens regularly in childcare (obviously). We can't keep them onsite legally and can't give them to the family either I don't think, so they have to be destroyed.

1point

Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)

Most medications don’t just stop working and disintegrate the millisecond they reach their expiration date. That’s the manufacturer’s best estimate for when they start losing efficacy. They’ll still work, but may not be as strong as they were before that date. (Daughter of a pharmacist, who later got his PharmD, and who practiced for almost 50 years before finally retiring.)

9points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago (edited)

I always keep any extra meds for a while even if they are expired because you never know. I've been in situations where a hurricane destroyed my local pharmacy and I was without meds for a while. And look at these poor people in Ukraine. I think it's always better to have expired meds than no meds. Within reason obviously. I don't want anything 20 years out of date LOL.

5points

Syd 2 years ago

Honestly and I know how this sounds but I would look up the "extended expiration" dates on all your meds. While taking old meds may not be good, medications do not expire as fast as the dates on them would suggest. They may lose potency more than anything. However, this is not the case for all meds. My longterm doc suggested this to me before I was going to lose insurance for a while. She told me to not throw out my meds just because of the expiration date and that they will still work. Reference: https://www.drugs.com/article/drug-expiration-dates.html

6points

JMC5003 2 years ago

They found a whole cache of pharmaceuticals in an old basement in DC. All kinds of meds 50+ years old. Tested them and found that the majority still had full strength and the ones that didn't have full strength were not toxic and could have been used, just with a higher dose than normally prescribed. That said, I never saw a list of the drugs, so there very well could be drugs out there that can become toxic from chemical breakdown or lose strength over time. Just not most of the ones manufactured in the 50's and 60's, from what the article I read said.

4points

RandomHumanBean 2 years ago

also IF YOU HAVE GO INTO ANAPHYLAXIS SHOCK GET EPI IMMEDIATELY. my brother got stung by yellowjackets and we realized that he was allergic to them. the er didnt give him epi they just called to ambulence. if something like that happens, demand epi. they have it.

4points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I thought all doctor's offices had to have a certain number of generic epipens for this reason, but maybe it depends where you are?

0points

Dominique Na 2 years ago

I never throw mine away... My pharmacist saw us struggling to pay as we needed 2 sets one for home and one for school.. she showed us a website with a coupon for epi pen $30 copay for 5 years...she was a lifesaver...im not sure if the brand still has this coupon

3points

WetBlanket 2 years ago

They do

1point

Saint Thomas 2 years ago

70 € / 75 $ in Belgium...but social security reimburses 65%.,so in fact it's only 27 $

3points

Kate Jones 2 years ago (edited)

A question I have to anyone living outside the US- sorry if this sounds dumb. I always see people posting about how much cheaper so many things are not in the US, but how easy would it be to get? For instance, I would love to get dental work done. Since I can't afford it people have said you can get it done in Mexico but...can you literally just make an appointment with a doctor and go get whatever you want done? Can I just go to Poland and buy as many epi pens as I want and leave? I just feel like it can't be that easy. Can I go to another country and buy diabetic meds in bulk and bring them back here? If so, why aren't we just doing that? I assume there are issues bringing into the country. I just feel like there must be more to it because people literally die without diabetic meds so if it was that easy why aren't we doing it?

2points

Lavender Oak 2 years ago

You can go to other places for procedures, but you can't bring certain medicine or amounts of certain medicine back. For example if you're traveling and carrying a small personal supply or something then that's fine, but not you couldn't just bring a case of meds.

1point

jolie laide 2 years ago

My godsons 2 boys (5 and 4) are deathly allergic to bees, so I always have epi pens on hand. I pay for the ones I keep at my house/on me, to save them costs because it IS ridiculously expensive. I hate my country for many reasons, this being one of them.

2points

censor 2 years ago

$46 in south africa.

2points

BasedWang12.2 2 years ago

this is hella good to know

2points

Ken Johnson 2 years ago

In the USA 130 for epi brand or 20 to 30 for auvi-q epi with prescription for a two pack. Just had to buy some in the last year.

1point

Kris Smith 2 years ago

I literally have life threatening allergies and because I have government healthcare I have been unable to get another one

1point

Blackheart 2 years ago

US citizen with insurance. I just don't have one anymore. Sucks.

1point

WetBlanket 2 years ago

You don’t even need insurance to get it. The website has a freakin’ coupon!!

2points

WetBlanket 2 years ago

My son has a peanut allergy and carries one with him everywhere. Living in Florida and have never had to pay a dime for the EpiPen. The pharmaceutical company ALWAYS has a coupon for a free one on their site.

1point

Raccoon panda 2 years ago

The medical industry is extortion on steroids

1point

L̸1̶z̵ 2 years ago

An EpiPen is still effective up to 5 years past expiration as long as it is stored properly in a cool dark place away from heat, freezing, and sunlight.

1point

El Dee 2 years ago

This costs zero here. Why aren't these things paid for out of your tax?

1point

Gaming Elementalist 2 years ago

Because that's what the military is for. That and the Congressional pay raises that Congress gets to decide for themselves with no term limits.

0points

Philippe Guibert 2 years ago

30 euros in France, 100% refunded... Ask your politicians why healthcare system are making 570 Euros of pure margin on a needed product.

1point

EmCWolf 2 years ago

Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh! Hold in place for at least three seconds, preferably 10. DO NOT throw away the injector!! Save it for the paramedics so they can see exactly how much was administered. ALWAYS call 911, no matter how much they might insist they're fine - epi only delays the attack, it DOES NOT STOP AN ALLERGIC REACTION. Save a life 💖

0points

Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago

Of course you can use many things after their expiration date BUT some have them for a reason. For example, some common sun blockers have components that turn into a proven carcinogenic substance after that date, or even earlier when the sun blocker is kept at high temperatures. There's other things that might even be harmful when you keep them to long, and not just lose their effectiveness.

0points

the players 2 years ago

What? Insanely exploitative! In Italy max 80€. Of course if one is allergic, they got it for free.

0points

Downunderdude 2 years ago

In Australia, epipen twin pack is $AUD38 = $US27.45

0points

Ken Johnson 2 years ago

In the USA it is now 130ish and auvi-q is 20 or 30 for 2. 600 was a few years ago I just had to buy a few pens the last year or so

0points

KimB 2 years ago

This reason for the price hike is the pharmaceutical company who owns the patent on Epipens sold the patent to a other company who re-released it as a branded drug and then got those nasty lobbyists to suspend the manufacture of generic alternatives and insurance companies moved the "new branded drug" to the formulary. That's how something went from say $30 to $700. It's a disgusting and lecherous practice. It also happens recently again with a drug called colchicine. Been genetic for 20 years in 2020 it was re-released as Mitigare. This practice needs to be outlawed!

0points

SCP-3998 2 years ago

Epi pens are free in Canada. For now.

0points

S 2 years ago

Remember: Blue side to the sky, orange side to the outer thigh, hold for 10 seconds and call 911

0points

Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago (edited)

In Canada if your on welfare/disability etc, they are 100% paid for you. If you have a drug plan through work, all the companies I know pay for the cost. You can buy them in Canada for $100($126.00) to $145 depending where without a prescription

0points

Happy Ostrich 2 years ago

Wow, am so lucky to live in the UK. Epipens are just the cost of a prescription (less than £10). A relative has one, and when it's expired she just collects a new one and someone in the family gets to use the old EpiPen on an orange as practice.

0points

Fluffybedsocks 2 years ago

A syringe and a vile of epinephrine is far cheaper

0points

Peter Van Rillaer 2 years ago

or even better. Move out to ANY other country where life saving drugs aren't over expensive.

0points

Mora Chilis 2 years ago (edited)

I am not sure where you are pricing out epi-pens, but you can get 2 for about $100 with good RX, if you don't have insurance. There are other programs as well. Most "poor people" qualify for Medicaid/subsidized insurance, so these would be free or very low cost. Great advice on shelf life. I agree most medications work beyond the "expiration" date.

0points

Sabs 2 years ago

In Canada they are required to be sold in pairs, with no mark up in case one is faulty.

0points

Karolína T. 2 years ago

You kiddin´, epipen is about $45 and is covered by health insurance, cash payment is $1-2, depending on pharmacy.

0points

Christine Jordan 2 years ago

Check your privilege and stop assuming everyone has health insurance.

4points

Breezy 2 years ago

Just a heads up for people who need these pens, my First Aid Teacher told me, you can get regular syringes and a bottle epinephrine for like a quarter of the cost of an epi pen and your pharmacist can explain the dosage for you. Literally the only thing your paying big for with epi pens is the plastic casing.

0points

Amy 2 years ago

It's not just the plastic, it's having a pre-measured dose that you can quickly administer during an emergency without having to take the time to get the supplies and measure the proper dose. Seconds count when your airway is closing up.

6points

WetBlanket 2 years ago

Well that and the coupon on the website to get you a free one… but whatever

0points

L̸1̶z̵ 2 years ago

This is true! Its good knowledge for milder and slower progressing reactions as long as you also know the proper dosage too.

0points

Aussie Bloke 2 years ago

In Australia a twin pack costs $40. Y'all Americans being ripped the f**k off....

-1point

Lavender Oak 2 years ago

No f*****g s**t

0points

Kathy Loman 2 years ago

Smh sounds like our government wants us to die or go broke trying to stay alive.🙄

-1point

Mary Leverett 2 years ago

I just don't understand the cost of EpiPens today; fortunately, I don't need them, but when on active duty, was working in a pharmacy storage warehouse, & found EpiPens 6 months' expired - I did NOT throw them away, but DID notify the supervisor. Had I known of their potential efficacy when "expired", I would have taken it up the chain of command to make them available to folks who needed them but couldn't afford them.

-1point

CatGirl 2 years ago

In Australia an epipen is about $100 - how the hell can it be $600 USD?

-1point

Ogre Juan Canolli 2 years ago

Corporate GREED

-1point

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day If you see someone who may be unconscious and looks like they're about to vomit ROLL THEM ONTO THEIR SIDE. Also do this if someone passes out drunk.

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#13

If you are alone and start choking, you can use the back of a chair or sofa to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on yourself. Source: had to do it to myself when I was about 15

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#14

Pressure on the wound is more important than covering it. Ice can also stem blood flow.

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#15

If you've swallowed something wrong in a restaurant and it's blocked your throat, even if you aren't technically "choking" yet, do NOT go to the bathroom out of embarrassment. The majority of female choking deaths occur in the restroom because they excused themselves out of embarrassment for "making a scene"

Edit: the advice of 'don't go to the bathroom or isolate yourself when choking' obviously applies to both genders. I just don't know the statistics for where men are more likely to die when choking or why it's different than women. But I would imagine it has to do with: as women, we are more likely to stupidly be embarrassed and try to hide than men are.

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#16

If you get stabbed, do everything in your power to keep the knife in. The knife is acting as a makeshift seal and it’s the only thing keeping you from bleeding out. Keep it in and get to a hospital immediately.

Plus, if it hurts like a b***h going in, it’ll hurt like a b***h going out.

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#17

If you are lost in the desert, or a lot of places for that matter, the number one thing you can carry to increase your chances of being found is a small reflective mirror. Anytime a plane flies overhead you can reflect light towards them, and you greatly increase your chances of being found. This seriously is more important than carrying more water with you (not that water doesn’t help, it’s just not realistic to carry that much water on your back). Furthermore, if you get stranded in the desert with a vehicle, do not leave your vehicle to find people. You are a lot harder to see than your vehicle, and your car can provide shelter (your car has some good reflective mirrors to signal with, especially the rearview mirror). Finally, the universal sign for needing to be rescued is waving two arms up and down. If you can’t use both of your arms, there is another universal way to signal for help that is more versatile. The way I can best describe it is three of anything quick signal. Three gunshots, three whistle blows, three flashes of a flashlight, three flashes from a reflective mirror, etc. Just make sure they are spaced widely enough (at least one second) and that you spend a considerable time before making your next three signals.

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#18

If you’re being tied up, puff yourself out as much as possible so it’ll be easier to wiggle out of. Tense muscles, inhale deep and stretch out your arms and legs to make more space.

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"Don’t Expect It To Look Like The Movies": 30 Lifesaving Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day If your car gets stuck on snow and your tire(s) just spin, you can take out your floor mats and stuff them under the wheel that spins when you press the gas. This will hopefully give the car enough traction to get itself rolling so you can be on your way again.

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#20

Learn how to stay calm, breathe and assess situations. This will help in so many future surprise situations. Be aware of your surroundings, exits, bathrooms and where medical/fire kits, where land-line phones are if they are around.

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#21

If someone has a seizure around you get them on their side, start timing their seizure, then protect their head as best you can, if you know they are epileptic and have emergency meds give EXACTLY how the bottle states, NEVER RESTRAIN, NEVER EVER INSERT SOMETHING IN THE MOUTH (yes they will likely bite their tongue, yes it'll probably bleed, no we can't swallow our tongues.) If this is the first seizure that they have ever had call paramedics and ESPECIALLY if the seizure lasts longer than 5 mins (regardless if they have epilepsy or not) call paramedic. Inform the professionals of any meds/drugs the person has taken(if you gave emergency meds) stay with person till help arrives.

Seizures/epilepsy affects millions of people and they can absolutely result in death sometimes. Especially from choking due to poor help from bystanders. Please help us stay alive

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#22

If you’re ever feeling lightheaded and seeing stars, and just a general feeling of thinking you’re going to pass out. Lay on your back and put your legs in the air and take deep breaths in and out. The blood from your brain rushed down to your feet and doing this will rush it back to your head.

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Embassies/consulates have emergency numbers they answer 24 hours a day. Save (on your phone) the phone number of your nearest embassy/consulate when abroad. If you get in many kinds of trouble (with the police, other legal issues, medical stuff, if you’re a victim of a crime, lost your passport, etc.), they can help you much more effectively than your family/friends back home can.

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If you ever lose control of your car (i.e. The rear end starts to come around on the freeway), take your foot off the gas and DO NOT hit the brakes. Take note of the direction the rear end is wanting to spin and turn into it. So if your rear end starts to spin counterclockwise you would want to turn the steering wheel clockwise opposing that spin. Do not over turn as you can cause the car to snap back too far and spin in the other direction. If you live in a snowy place you can practice this in an empty parking lot during a snowy day. Always leave room between the car in front of you!

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When caught in a stampede:

As soon as you get knocked down your chances decrease significantly. If this is the case, however, and you can’t get up immediately, assume a protective posture with your feet tucked up and your hands covering your head. Try to position your face in the direction the crowd is moving so you don’t get kicked and try to get back on your feet ASAP.

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Keep your bedroom door closed at night. It could save your life in a house fire. Check your smoke alarms regularly.

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If you have a cough that lasts more than 3 weeks, get it checked out by your doctor. Don't ever think you're wasting their time.

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Here’s some quick nature-related ones! Primarily for hikers and people who like to mess around outside.

-If you encounter an animal that looks like it’s ready to stand its ground, do not run and do not turn your back. Doing so will likely provoke them further. No, you can’t fistfight a moose.

-If you’re ever pursued by bees/wasps, run like hell! They don’t chase you particularly far (save for killer bees) and you will likely get away with minimal stings. Don’t go into water. They’re not stupid, they will wait for you to poke your fleshy bits above the water to breathe, and you will be attacked.

-Snakes, Spiders, Scorpions. If you’re bit/stung, it may be a good idea to try and capture the animal so that it can be identified. However, only do so if you’re 100% certain that you can capture the animal quickly without further endangering yourself. Getting bit by a cobra is bad, getting bit by a cobra three times because you think you need to catch it is *REALLY* bad. Focus on getting your a*s to a hospital and if you can, keep an idea of what the animal looked like. Most hospitals are stocked with anti venom for local species, and most species are distinct enough for a description to work as an identifier.

-Bats. If you get bit by a bat, or even have cause to *believe* you were bit by a bat, immediately get a rabies series. Bats are frequent carriers, and rabies is 100% lethal if it becomes symptomatic.

-Currents. If you’re trapped in any sort of current, be it a river or the sea, do not fight it. You will tire yourself out, and you will die. You will never win against water. Instead, swim perpendicular to the current.

-Wild animals, primarily large ones. If you bump into one and it tries to back you off, get the hell away. See tip #1 for what not to do. If you get the hell away and it sticks around, stay vigilant and leave the area immediately. It’s likely a predator doing this, and it’s stalking you. It sees you as food, and wants you dead. Whatever you’re doing, drop it and GTFO.

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If you ever get a tooth knocked out or pulled out, put it in milk. Depending on the roots they may be able to preserve the tooth!

If you ever cut the quik on your dogs nails, keep a bar of soap on hand and rub the paw/nail area into the soap bar to stop the bleeding.

Always keep a photo of important documents in your email or your phone. Phone is handiest - save it to a specific document. Trust me - people lose papers often, or don’t have a copy of ID readily available and if you ever had them stolen you have copies to help get the new ones, shut down old accts, etc and still have some things to use in the interim if absolutely necessary. Also - for your car - keep a photocopy of your ownership in the car and not the ACTUAL ownership (advice from an officer that I was once given).

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#30

Don't try to breath under water, you're not a fish

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If your friend is overdosing or having a medical issue while drugs or alcohol are involved/around DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL 911 or whatever your emergency number is. In the United States at least, you will have amnesty and neither you nor the person having medical issues will get in trouble.

This can genuinely save so many lives. Not only will ems be able to help you once they get there, but the operator can give you advice in the mean time.

ALSO go to your local cvs or Walgreens or whatever and get naloxone. It is free in most places and can easily save someone’s life during an opioid overdose. Even if you don’t do drugs, even if your friends don’t do drugs, you may someday be in a situation where you need it so it never hurts.

Edit: wanted to add drug test kits or legal. They sell them in most smoke shops and on Amazon and they are like $10. Fentanyl is in EVERYTHING. It is super deadly. Don’t assume cause you know the dealer or he has good stuff it’s gonna be clean. The cartels are known to add fent and a huge portion of drugs pass through them. TEST YOUR DRUGS

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"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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When using a compass, be sure that it is far away from any metal parts of your kit.

Got lost while on my first "solo" hunt last season because I didn’t realize that my compass would be attracted to the steel of my rifle. Only got out of there because I used the digital compass and map on my iPhone.

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If someone is having a heart attack, chew an aspirin (as directed by doctor) instead of swallowing it to make it work faster. Should help buy a little time until an EMT arrives.

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If under gunfire and you have to duck behind a stationary car. Make sure you put the engine in between you and the shooter or where the shots seem to be coming from.

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“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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Car head rests can be used to break a window

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