35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life

Everyday life isn’t just about sunshine, rainbows, and cat memes. It’s also not the harsh, joyless reality that we often see on the evening news. Life’s… complicated. That means that you have to be ready to dodge or take the punches that it’s guaranteed to throw your way. Part of that is knowing about the things that could save your life. Forewarned is forearmed, after all.

The internet is a great resource for learning new things (as long as you take all advice with a large grain of salt and double-check everything), and the people of Reddit have been sharing some insightful tips and tricks over on r/AskReddit that might end up saving your life. Bored Panda has compiled this list of handy advice for you to look through, so go ahead and have a read. From health tips to help about what to do if someone attacks you, you’ll find everything (and more!) below.

Remember to upvote the bits of advice that you believe are the most important. Meanwhile, let’s go expand our minds and learn something new, dear Pandas. It might make the difference between staying safe and getting hurt. Also, be sure to scroll down for Bored Panda's chat with fitness expert Jack Bly.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If a service dog comes up to you without its human, FOLLOW IT.

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Fact That Can Save Someone Else's Life

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Fighting mental health sometimes requires medicine and counseling. Don't be too proud or scared to seek help.

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Eb 3 years ago

This should say 'mental illness'. 'Health' is a neutral and general term. You wouldn't say 'fighting physical health'.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If someone breaks into your home and you use a bat to protect yourself, put a sock overtop of it so if they grab the bat, you can take it back because the sock will slide off.

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Piet Puk 3 years ago

Also, if you manage to incapacitate the attacker, first drag them outside before calling the police. Advise given by an actual police officer.

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I reached out to Jack to get his opinion about how important fitness is when it comes to surviving unexpected emergencies. Especially in modern times, as compared to way back in the past.

"Realistically, having a good level of fitness isn’t as important as it was hundreds of years ago," Jack told Bored Panda. He noted that "massive technological advances" have improved our chances of survival, meaning that we're capable of a lot more than our ancestors. However, this doesn't change the need to get fit. There are plenty of upsides to doing this.

"Having a high level of fitness grants you the best life possible," he said.

35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life When in an emergency situation, tell someone to call 911 by pointing at them and saying "Hey you, in the [descriptive] shirt...call 911].

Shock is a real thing and some people need to be delegated roles explicitly.

"You there, control the traffic around the scene." "Run to the nearest library or mall and get a defibrillator, you will see a sign of a heart with a lightening bolt through it."

Delegate and be descriptive. Get them working for you.

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Alexia 3 years ago

Also applicable if you get attacked on the streets (happened to me as a young student). Don't just cry for help, but describe the person(s) around whom you are asking for help: "Help, sir with the green shirt, I don't know this man! Lady with the red skirt, please call the police!"

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you're at a bar or club and some as*hole antagonizes you don't let your ego get involved. Seen so many people get hurt when they could just walk away. Funny thing is most people think fighting back will defend their pride but to me and a lot of other people you just look insecure. Be the cool guy who just laughs it off. Yours sincerely. Former bartender.

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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

The strong person is the one who walks away. Unless you’re defending someone else who is being harassed or assaulted, just walk away. Yes, sometimes you will have to turn around and fight, so be sure you’re able, but generally it doesn’t get to that point. So walk away.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Crawl out of a burning building, breathing as close as possible to the floor as you move.

Toxic smoke rises while air remains more breathable nearest the floor.

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Bel 3 years ago

Stop, drop and go!

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Fitness expert Jack listed the positives that come from getting and keeping fit: "More energy, better mood, longer life, and higher quality of life."

Meanwhile, he added that getting a check-up at your doctor once a year is generally enough for most people.

35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you are deep frying something and the entire freakin pot is on fire, DO NOT PUT IT OUT WITH WATER!!!.

1) Turn off the gas/electric range. Don't pour water on it.

2) Cover the pot with a lid. Don't pour water on it.

3) If you don't have a lid, dump baking soda on it. Don't pour water on it.

If you pour water on it your house might burn down and your face might melt.

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago (edited)

I’ve commented on similar posts before on this subject. I cannot stress enough how important this. I will add two things. NEVER, EVER, put more than a third of oil into a saucepan that you intend to deep fry food in. Also, if you don’t have a suitable fire extinguisher to hand then at least make sure you have a damp towel, NOT TOTALLY WET, IT HAS TO BE JUST DAMP, nearby that you can place over the top of the pan. You then leave the towel on for hours. DO NOT REMOVE FOR AGES. I’ve been involved in such a fire and the house would’ve burnt down but for the quick thinking of my GF at the time. Plus, I wouldn’t have been able to give you this additional life-saving advice, because I would be dead.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you ever get held at gunpoint and asked to get in a vehicle, you fight with everything you've got to not do that. Run zig zag, punch and kick, do whatever even if you die in the process. Because 99% of the time, people who get in the car do not come back. Especially if being moved from a public place to a private place.

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Tapio Magnussen 3 years ago

And even scream: if you make it harder, most of times kidnapping is interrupted if the affected person is randomly chosen.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you are being chased by a swarm of bees, do not jump into a lake or other body of water to escape. This isn't a cartoon. The bees will simply wait above the water to sting you, and now you have created a situation where you move slower, can't breathe as well, and suffer worse if the toxins affect you. You may even swallow a bunch of bees gasping for air. Also, water has unseen predators that you've now introduced to the equation. If pursued by bees, just keep running and running. They will defend their hive to a large proximity, perhaps even a mile. Just run until they feel they've won.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Then they all stick their tiny bee fingers up at you and moon your failure. Good work today, bees!

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Staying safe is a weird state of being when you think about it. There is never any guarantee that you won’t get hurt. No matter how prepared you are, something will always (eventually) go wrong (given enough time). In short, you can’t be ready for everything, but you can be ready to overcome at least some of the challenges that will undoubtedly come flying your way. Trying to think of all the possible ways in which you could get hurt can lead to analysis paralysis and you won't get much done in life this way.

Keeping physically and mentally fit can make you better suited to tackling those challenges. Having a few survival skills and the willingness to reach out for professional help when you’re unsure about your health are things that also don’t hurt your chances of living a long and happy life.

However, just because the internet is a wonderful place full of animal memes doesn’t make it 100% accurate. Unfortunately, the net is full of misinformation and fake news that can be a tad tough to separate from the kernels of truth in between.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Never hesitate to call police to report a missing person the "24 hour rule" is a myth.

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Shine Caramia 3 years ago

Especially if they missing person is a minor.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If the accelerator in your car gets stuck and you cannot stop, shift your car into neutral.

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

don't turn the key to off- you may cause the steering lock to engage

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Trust your gut, if something doesn't feel right then move to the other side of the street or change direction or don't go down that dark alley that moans.

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Hilary Mol 3 years ago

"dark alley that moans"? I'm clearly missing something here.

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Lee McIntyre, from Boston University, explained to me how we should approach fact-checking. He told Bored Panda earlier that we should prioritize finding accurate sources of information and reliable news websites. Though all sources make mistakes from time to time, reliable ones make fewer and they’re less likely to be biased.

“It would be exhausting to fact check every single news item we hear. In fact, insisting on this degree of skepticism is something that demagogues use to get us to be cynical, because when we doubt that it is possible to know the truth—even when it is staring us in the face—we are riper to their manipulation. So I'd say the best thing with news is to do a little investigation into finding a reliable source," Lee said.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you're outside in a lightning storm and your hair starts floating, seek immediate shelter. You're about to be struck by lightning.

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Jill Hojnacki 3 years ago

If your hair is floating it’s too late to start running for shelter. Drop whatever you’re holding, especially if metal. Crouch down on the balls of your feet. Brace the heels of your feet against one another so that if you get struck the lightning might pass through your feet & back to ground instead of through your body. Put your hands over your ears to protect them from the thunderclap that’s coming, close your eyes to protect them from the lightning flash, and open/breathe through your mouth to help keep the air pressure equalized.Pray, if you believe it will help.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life When you're waiting to make a left turn, keep the wheels facing forward until you're ready to go. If you get rear-ended, it can make the difference between just a fender-bender or getting launched into oncoming traffic and getting t-boned. They used to teach this in driver's ed, but I don't think my kids ever heard this from their instructors.

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Colin Matthews 3 years ago

Right turn in other parts

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you are taken to the hospital and the doctors ask you if you have taken any drugs don’t just think about the illegal stuff also tell them if you’ve had small things like Advil or Tylenol it could save your life.

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Becky Samuel 3 years ago

If you think you may be admitted then always tell doctors if you are on steroids, even if it's inhaled steroids for asthma. Steroid withdrawal can cause very serious consequences.

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"Look for an organization that does investigative journalism (and doesn't just repeat information from other sources), double sources its quotations, discloses conflicts of interest, etc. Once we've found that we can relax a bit and trust the reporting behind the stories. Do we still need to be on guard? Yes. Even The New York Times can make mistakes. Or individual reporters can have biases. But that doesn't mean 'all sources are equal.'"

Lee explained that media literacy is vital. It’s also something that kids are taught from a very early age in some parts of the world. So we don’t have an excuse not to give it the attention it deserves.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life When someone shouts 'duck' , don't question it and freakin duck.

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

And if they shout "Get down" you're not supposed to boogie.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If a canker sore in your mouth or on your tongue isn't healing in about 2 weeks, it might not be a canker sore.

I'm going in to surgery today, and they will likely remove 100% of my oral cancer, because of early detection.

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Alexandra Davis 3 years ago

Brit here, what is a cankor sore?!

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If someone gets stabbed, do NOT take the knife out if possible. If it stays in it acts as a plug to the hole and will reduce bloodloss. Apply pressure around the wound as best you can and call an ambulance.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Not just a knife, even impaled on the spikes atop a fence, which is why the fire service come and cut the fence and take it to hospital with you!

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“There are various sources for media literacy that can help. They teach this to KIDS in Finland! It's easy to learn. Is the story copyrighted? Is it dated? Is there a byline? Are other stories by the author solid? Is it published in a source that has been reliable in the past? Does it seem plausible— if not then you can do some research," the expert said.

"Will we get fooled sometimes in doing this? Yes. But we're going to get fooled sometimes anyway. It's analogous to how scientists form their beliefs. They are skeptics, but they also—at some point when the evidence is sufficient—give their assent. Scientists deal with warrant, not 'proof.' They are what philosophers call 'fallibilists.' You give your belief to things that are well-sourced with evidence, while always holding out the possibility that if further evidence comes to light that contradicts your belief, you should give it up because you might be wrong."

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Assume other drivers are out to kill you... healthy paranoia when paying attention to other drivers is a great basis for successful defensive driving

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Don't assume that because almost nobody is out to kill anyone, just assume they're all idiots. I used to say to my students "we all have that mate, the one you wouldn't trust with your pet rock, well they have a drivers licence, and they're probably not the worst either". Assume everyone is an idiot, assume they're distracted, assume they never maintain their car and that they didn't tighten their wheel nuts properly.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life A lot of choking deaths are actually due to embarrassment. If you're choking, fight the urge to save face. Don't go to the bathroom to fix it yourself, don't sit silently and try to spit up the food yourself. Ask for help asap

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Iapetos 3 years ago

You don't "save face" when you're choking. Even if it's just water or (for the expert dumbasses like myself) your own spit. You FULL ON PANIC and fight and struggle to get your lungs back.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Actual fires spread shockingly fast. We all like to play "What's the one thing you'd grab if your house was on fire?" but the real right answer is that if it's not alive, you should leave it and get the hell out. People tend to imagine a fire burning on the floor in a corner somewhere, but the reality is often that it's running across the ceiling and circling around the walls. Just get out.

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Alexia 3 years ago

It's a matter of seconds. Fires spread like hell especially with all these plastic and poliester items we have in our homes. I've seen some simulations on youtube. Fires started by a candle, some Christmas lights, an outlet. In all cases, the room was engulfed in smoke and flames in less than a minute.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Don't swim in Florida waterways at night, dusk, or dawn, because teeth. But if you should find yourself in the mouth of a hungry gator, don't go for the standard eye poke, go for the nostril poke. Jamming your finger in their nostril breaks the seal they use to keep water out of their airways when submerged and they will release you instantly.

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Bear Hall 3 years ago (edited)

If I get stuck in the mouth of an alligator it would be a miracle if I can poke its side let alone find its nostrils. Well, maybe they are ticklish.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life 3 minutes without air. 3 days without water. 3 weeks without food.

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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago

Three hours without shelter. More lost people get in trouble because of exposure than any of the above.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you feel uneasy like someone is watching you, someone or something (animal) likely may be watching/stalking you. Trust your gut feeling. Your brain picks up on things subconsciously that you do not notice.

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Where I live there is a very quiet spot where the counsel has the glass/paper/plastic containers. I was there and I became to scared, I felt someone watching me but couldn't see anyone. I actualy felt the hairs in the back of my neck ... NOPE. Jumped in the car, went home, husband poured me a drink.

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There is no such thing as a fair fight. If it's a life threatening situation, fight dirty. Attempt to bite if you are pinned down, and press the base of your thumbs onto their eyes if necessary. As soon as you get the opportunity, run towards the nearest place with people around, and report to the police

Obvious, but often people view fighting as a boxing match.

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Monday 3 years ago

Remember friends, your jaws have enough power to take someone's finger off! Use that!

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If you EVER get bit by a wild animal, no matter how it acts. Get. A. Rabies. Shot.

Rabies becomes a death sentence upon the onset of symptoms.

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

I wonder if an anti-vaxxer would refuse a rabies shot...

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you are stranded in the desert do not drink the “water” in a cactus. It will induce vomiting which will dehydrate and kill you faster

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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago

And it will make you hallucinate while you and your friends look for your sky bison that the sand raiders stole. Even if cactus juice is the quenchiest.

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If you have been driving for a while and you find yourself or your mate, in the car starting to micro sleep. Pull over immediately and get some rest (~ 20 minute power nap with an alarm to wake you). Your/their reward is being alive and not wrapped around some tree.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

I did this once when it was really hot and the car didn't have AC. Pulled over and had a nap, didn't die.

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Don't be afraid to go to a psychologist.

It's nothing to be ashamed of. I keep telling this to a friend of mine, but he keeps refusing. I try to help and listen, but in the end, there is only so much a normal person can do

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Alexia 3 years ago

And don't get discouraged if the first psychologist you went to did not seem to be able to help you. Keep looking. You will find someone to resonate with.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you get pulled out into a rip current at the beach, swim parallel to the shore to work your way out of the riptide rip current before trying to swim back to shore. Fighting against it directly is only going to exhaust you a ton faster.

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Jessica Bertram 3 years ago (edited)

this is the truth. even experienced swimmers or swimmers with gear (snorkel and fins, which allow one to float and swim almost indefinitely if one keeps their head) can exhaust themselves and drown trying to fight a rip. my student lost her boyfriend right in front of her two years ago to a rip. He was masked and finned and only 50 yards out.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Yell at a knife, whisper at a gun.

If you yell at an attacker with a knife, there is a small chance that could startle them and they drop it. At the least, you are attracting attention, and can get out of the situation.

Always whisper at someone with a gun, or at least, speak slowly and calmly. If you yell, that could startle them, and you could get shot.

Most weapons are used as intimidation, so if it's your wallet they are after, talk calmly, give them your wallet, and back away slowly.

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Ginny Weasly 3 years ago

Better yet, carry 2 wallets one with not a lot of cash or fake money in it and old credit cards. Give them that one.

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Get a carbon monoxide detector for your home and regularly check to make sure it has fresh batteries.

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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago

Out of everything here this is the one more likely to actually save lives

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If you happen to be walking near a downed power line DO NOT take your feet off the ground. This can create a potential between you and the ground and cause a discharge through your body. Take small shuffling steps away (without picking your feet up) from the power line and call the authorities.

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Vorknkx 3 years ago (edited)

Lack of proper understanding how electricity works has claimed the lives of quite a few "extreme selfie" seekers. Just because you're not directly touching a high-voltage cable does not mean you're safe.

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If you've gone two and a half or more days without water, and you have to choose between drinking water without any way to sanitize it or not drinking water, drink the water. If you don't, you'll definitely die soon. Most of the diseases you can get from bad water take a couple days to set in, which gives you more time to find help.

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Donkey boi 3 years ago

Sometime you really do need to assess the risk. standing water is always the bigger risk, look for flowing. The best action is to locate the source of the water where it is likely to be purest. Always smell the water first, trust your nose. If you have a container, fill it and shake it, the longer it takes for the little foam and bubbles to dissipate the more 'dirty' the water is, if it looks cloudy it's probably best to avoid.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you pull a weapon in self defense, use it, immediately! I've known a number of people to be seriously injured from hesitating.

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Philipp Blum 3 years ago

Europeans being confused af about this..

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If your vomit looks like coffee grounds, you may have internal bleeding. Head straight to the hospital.

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

Another potential sign - black feces.

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If you have a cut that gets infected and see a streak of red going up from it, go to the doctor immediately. It is a sign of serious infection that can lead to sepsis.

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Anni 3 years ago

Yes, infections of pretty any kind can lead to a sepsis, BUT this info probably hints at a common misunderstanding: This "streak of red" is usually a lymphangitis, i.e. an inflammation of the lymphatic channels. It is sometimes mistakenly called "blood poisoning". In reality, "blood poisoning" is synonymous with sepsis. Source: my GP and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphangitis ; Do go to the doctor anyway - you will probably do so simply because of the fact that this red lines hurts quite badly. (Source: me - been there, done that, do not recommend...)

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There's something that's called gasping. It's the fake breathing that occurs when you're performing CPR on someone that has water in his lungs (i.e. because of drowning). It looks like a fish that's trying to breath when it's out of water. The person is not back alive then, and you should not stop the CPR.

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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago

Only stop CPR when there is independent deliberate movement or when someone more qualifies tells you to stop

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Learn to swim. You don’t have to be Michael Phelps racing a shark. Just learn the basics.

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Stephen Branley 3 years ago

Swimming is on the national curriculum in the UK. All UK schoolchildren (should) learn to swim. I guess it's important when you live on an island.

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35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life If you have a squeezing, tight sensation in the middle of your chest that travels up the jaw and shoulders, or down the left arm, chew up an aspirin and wash it down with water and then call emergency services. You are likely having a heart attack and aspirin is known to thin the blood enough to save your life.

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Wyn Williams 3 years ago

Call the emergency services straight away.. you can do this while grabbing an aspirin if you want but it won't help straight away and it make take all the time you have left functioning well enough to make the call

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If you're ever on a dark highway at night and suddenly an unmarked car behind you flips police lights on but you don't feel right about the situation, drive slowly and cautiously to a brightly lit/populated area before pulling over. You can also call 911 to find out if there are actually any cops in the area that would be out there to pull you over. If they say no, request for a cop to meet you at a nearby location.

There are a lot of carjackers/muggers/etc. that use fake police lights to get people to pull over on a dark and lonely roads because who isn't going to stop for a cop? If it IS a real officer it may annoy them that you made them follow you for a few miles to a public area, but better safe than sorry and as far as I know as long as you're not leading them on a high-speed chase/clearly trying to evade them they can't punish you for it. IANAL though, and maybe some actual police officers can chime in.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

You could get "failure to stop", but it's unlikely to be an issue if you were "finding a safe place to stop, orificer"

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#42

If you encounter a mountain lion, DO NOT turn your back on it. Walk backwards.

Cats are ambush predators. They don't want to fight you head-on and will wait for you to turn around to attack.

There are videos showing this behavior with tigers at the zoo! People will sit in front of the enclosure, and as soon as they turn their back to the cat, the tiger goes into stalk mode. They turn around to face the tiger, and the tiger goes out of stalk mode.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

This is why in India, they wear masks that make it look like the back of their head also has a face. Reduced tiger attacks massively

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If you have to eat crickets or similar insects, chew them. DO NOT EAT THEM ALIVE. They have spines on their legs which can cling to your throat and are very difficult to remove without a decent amount of force (i.e. you cant "shake" your throat like you would your hand to remove them). If they block your wind pipe, youll asphyxiate.

I used to work at a pet store, I've had to explain this to quite a few people who wanted to do "Fear Factor" parties or dares or pranks.

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Crickets are also VERY bitey and there are animals that eat them, but you still shouldn't use them as food because in an enclosed viv (or any that aren't eaten) they can do some nasty damage

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#44

never burn poison ivy, EVER! it makes the irritants airborne and can kill you if inhaled.

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Yvette Desmarais 3 years ago

Also, don't mow it or string trim it.

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#45

If you ever come into contact with a gorilla (especially a male), stay low and quiet, and no sudden moves. Don't look them in the eyes either.

They take loud noises and movement as a challenge and they'll crush you like a soda can.

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Xottel 3 years ago

I'm pretty sure no soda can crush me...

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#46

Birch bark has flammable oil in it that lets you light a fire even if it's raining.

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GenericPanda09 3 years ago

You'll still most likely have to shave it and prep it, it won't just catch a spark if you just leave it in a whole sheet. If you're near any pine trees you can also snap off any dead branches as close to the trunk as possible and those ends are where the resin collects. It's known as fat wood and has a shiny quality to it...and it's really easy to start fires with.

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#47

Touching an electrified object If you touch an object with the internal side of your palm, the electricity will make the fist squeeze and you won’t be able to jump away. In this situation, it is better to touch something with the back of the palm — this way, it’ll be easier to pull the hand away.

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Libby Tailor 3 years ago (edited)

My father was electrician. He was taught when your hand make a fist around an electrical cable, just fall down on the floor. If you are on a ladder, kick the ladder from yourself. That's happened to him. He worked standing on the ladder, his fist can't let the cable away, so he kicked the ladder and fall. His arm was broken, but he was alive.

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#48

Don't take apart a microwave without knowing what you're doing.

Biggest two things:

The high voltage capacitor can give you a lethal shock even after the microwave has been unplugged for months.

The magnetron inside a microwave can contain beryllium oxide in their ceramic insulators which can be fatal if it gets into the lungs.

You won't necessarily kill yourself but I wouldn't chance it.

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Monday 3 years ago

I feel like this could be applied to many things. Don't take anything apart unless you know what you're doing. Even if you don't hurt yourself in the process, you might damage whatever you're working on.

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#49

There are a hundred ways to break a strangle hold. You tube vids, self defence classes the works.

Despite what many think (thanks movies), a strangle hold doesn't just stop you breathing in, giving you as long as you can hold your breath for. You'll be unconsious in much less time than that. Think about make or break is probably 5 seconds. What if they can dodge your stamp, if their arms are too long to reach their groin, or if they're too strong to deadweight?

The only one that seems it would work despite any size / strength difference is breaking the pinky. You wedge your thumbs in, and bend that pinky until it touches their wrist. I don't think anyone could maintain a grip with a couple of their fingers pointing in the wrong direction...

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Helenium 3 years ago

Been there. Just belted him in the face when he let go I kicked the s**t outta him and got out

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#50

Steer into the direction of the skid!

Basically, learn how to safely regain control of your car if you lose control/grip.

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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

I’ve used this bit of advice to get out of a potential spin while driving on snow that had a layer of ice beneath it (there was sleet and freezing rain before the snow). It really works.

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#51

The Heimlich Maneuver:
The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency procedure for removing a foreign object lodged in the airway that is preventing a person from breathing.

It saved my uncle's life when he was choking on a chicken bone.

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Helenium 3 years ago

My dog was choking on a chicken bone. My dad is a kind of no messing guy and just reached in to his throat and pulled it out. Chucked it in the bin went back to reading the paper like nothing happened. My dad massive role model. His motto is don’t look scared until I do lol

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#52

Do not pick up a person that has fainted, instead lift their feet above heart level and keep at it till they wake up to make the blood flow back in their head to deliver oxygen.

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Alexia 3 years ago

Hm. First aid courses I took with the Red Cross taught us to turn the fainted person in the lateral safety position, with flexed knees. It helps them breathing until an ambulance arrives. It's called "the life-saving position". 02-Cazuta-...7490a8.jpg

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#53

If you have no other option than to fight someone with a kinfe, you will be cut. Accept this fact, and just make sure those cuts are only on your hands/arms while you do everthing you can to gain control of the knife/disarm the attacker or defeat him/her.

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Bear Hall 3 years ago

Don't go into fight without a weapon. Use your coat, your belt, a stick, a stone, a cardboard box, anything that you can use to hit from a distance or block the knife with. Knife is a close combat weapon use any chance you get to escape and run till you find people or reach the border.

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#54

How to recognize a stroke: FAST

Facial Droop (eyelid, lip, nose - whatever)

Arm Numbness/Weakness

Slurred Speech

TIME TO CALL 911

We only have limited time to save your brain if you're having an ischemic stroke. The more time that you lose, the more brain that you lose. After three hours of the onset of symptoms, we can't give you TPA which is the strongest clot buster.

CALL 911 and tell them you (or your loved one) is having a stroke. This is so that the ambulance will know to take you to the nearest certified stroke center (if there is one in your region). If there is not a nearby stroke center, the local hospital should at least be alerted of what's coming in so they can start preparing transportation arrangements.

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Kay blue 3 years ago

In the UK we have TV adverts that describe this, it's a really effective way of getting the message across.

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#55

Bring a small mirror or reflective item whenever you're going some place or doing an activity where you could end up stranded. The shiny reflection from a mirror can signal rescue aircraft much more easily than most other methods.

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J. F. 3 years ago

Also good to start fires

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#56

The headrest on car seats can typically be removed and the little metal bars that connect the seat to the head rest can be used to break the car’s glass windows in the case of being trapped in the car due to an accident or any other situation that results in being trapped.

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

Yeah, this is baloney. Have an emergency hammer in your vehicle to break the window. https://carseatblog.com/38120/mythbusters-vehicle-headrests-are-meant-to-break-vehicle-windows/

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#57

If a friend of yours has fallen through ice into a frozen body of water and you would like to save them, lie down on the ice and crawl out to them, DO NOT walk out to them standing up. This maximizes your surface area and lessens the likelyhood that you will fall through the ice as well, getting you both f**ked.

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Becky Samuel 3 years ago

Lay down anything at hand - branches, blankets etc to spread the load as much as possible. *DO NOT* head out onto the ice without back-up unless you are prepared to die for that person.

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#58

If you happen to someday find yourself on a sinking boat, and it goes underwater and you're somehow able to get free, beware. Once the air neutralizes, if you're far down enough, water pressure will kill you, and collapse your lungs.

To avoid this, scream all the way to the top. No joke. While you swim up, scream. It'll keep the pressure from killing you.

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Corey Smith 3 years ago

You would have to be deep as hell for the water pressure to collapse your lungs. However, you should slowly exhale during your ascent, as the air in your lungs will expand as the water pressure decreases.

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#59

Venom kills you slower if you're calm, because of your slower heart rate

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

Sorry, but I'm guessing that your post is suggesting that you have more time to seek an anti-venom? Otherwise, you're implying that it will still kill you, but you have more time before dying?

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#60

35 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life Your best bet in knocking a person out is to strike the side of their neck, normally with a karate chop.

A striking blow on the side of the neck requires the least amount of force than any other body part to create a blackout, and the person will pass out for 10 to 30 seconds, before regaining conciseness.

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

I tried this, randomly, in a supermarket. The police informed me that this advice wasn’t going to stand up in a court of law.

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#61

If you are scuba/free diving, and a giant octopus grabs hold of you, do not try to pry him off of you. He has more arms than you, and more ways to hold you. Focus on getting him off his anchor point -rock, pipe, whatever. He can't pull you in and pull you down without using the leverage from his anchor.

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Punch a fish, drown a human ..the octopus mantra?

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#62

Kangaroos cannot jump backward

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

They do if you press rewind.

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#63

If a hostile dog is confronting you, do not run. It can outrun you, and the minute you turn your back it'll see it as a sign of weakness and may attack.

Instead, keep eye contact with the dog and try to find something long like a branch or pole. Face the dog and start slowly backing in the direction you need to go while shouting at the dog. IF the dog comes at you hit it's face with the branch and shout, it will most likely back up out of the range of the stick. Use your phone to call for help if you can.

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

My husband was a UPS driver for 25 years, he dealt with multitudes of aggressive dogs. If he encountered the dog on the way to the house, he would use the package as a buffer - holding it between himself and the dog, if you have a purse or backpack it can be used the same way. if he did not have a package in his hands he would calmly and authoritatively tell the dog to "Go Home", if the dog still did not back down he'd reach down and pick up a rock (or pretend to), nearly all dogs would back down when he did this. Unfortunately, the dog that is the most likely to attack is the one you don't even see until they're on you, because they've come in from behind.

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#64

If you fall into cold water, instead of trying to swim you should try and float by fighting your instinct to swim this should help you get over the initial shock of the cold water.

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Firkin Dirkin 3 years ago

Correction to my previous post! In salt water 2 meters in fresh water or a swimming pool about 3

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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago

Do not write opinions onto the internet. Often you will be contradicted, attacked, misrepresented or threatened. For peace of mind simply steer clear of posting your thoughts….. wait, err hold on…..

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Brobro McDuderson 3 years ago

And guaranteed, your opinion is wrong to someone anyways.

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Bob Belcher 3 years ago

I completely disagree with this. What's your source? Total BS and fake news! I'd like to speak to your manager!!!

AJ 3 years ago

This needs way more upvotes

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Mike Crow 3 years ago

When taking young kids to a crowded area like a mall at Christmas, a fun park or where ever, take their picture with your phone before going in. This way if they do go missing you have an up to date photo with what they were last wearing.

Jason Melvil 3 years ago

I will also add - if one of them is missing - SCREAM. Don't be embarrassed to make a scene. If people hear you, they are likely to help you find them. If the child is just walking away, they could hear you and return - maybe they can't find you and they will know how now. If it's someone kidnapping them, they could realize they are likely to be discovered during the commotion and let your kid go. You are better off being thought of as hysteric, than actually risk losing your child. Scream for help and yell a description of your child.

Amanda Reicha 3 years ago

If you see someone having a seizure, roll them on their side to help them breath, don't put anything in their mouth, don't try to keep them still, put something under their head if possible (jacket, shirt, purse, etc), time it and call 911 if it's 5 minutes or longer. A 5 minute seizure can turn into a seizure that won't stop. Video tape it if possible, it will help the doctor. Check the wallet, purse, or phone for medical ID.

Also, they may be groggy or confused when the seizure is over. Try to stay with them until they can contact someone to help take care of them.

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jpaul 3 years ago

great advice

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

Good advice

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