"How to perform a Heimlich on yourself, you’re a goner without a doubt if you’re by yourself and food gets too stuck."
"If you see a snake, just keep a distance and keep calm. Most snakes won’t attack you, probably only anacondas think of you as food, unless you’re a little kid who meets a big python. Don’t try to pick a snake up!! If you get bitten, take a good look at what kind of snake it is. Try to stay calm, get medical help ASAP."
"Treat every gun as if it’s loaded."
"Children choking – every parent should assume at some point their child WILL choke on something and know how to handle such situation."
"When lost in dense woods it is very easy to wonder in circles. To avoid this line up 3 trees in the line you want to follow. Move to the middle of the 3 trees and then select a new tree keeping it in line with the others. Keep doing this to navigate in a straight line."
"You do not need cell service for your smart phone to have GPS or for the compass to work. If you get lost take note of your gps cords and use the compass to get a sense of your surroundings. Then turn off your phone and save the battery. Check for cell service if you find a high point. Your phone may still have some maps loaded so check that as well. You may get lucky and be near a trail or road."
"If you are dealing with someone who has been stabbed or impaled and the item is still inside the body, do not pull it out."
"If you fall in swift water float on your back with your knees slightly bent and feet facing down river. This lets you push off rocks without breaking your legs or being pulled under. You can use your arms and legs to try to direct your path downstream to avoid obstacles."
"If you are stuck out side and getting very cold you will start to shake pretty violently. This is a good thing and means your body is trying to warm you up. If you start to get tired or feel warmer even tho nothing had changed DO NOT fall asleep. Do literally whatever it takes to keep yourself awake. If you fall asleep there is a very low chance you ever wake up. Along these lines if you suddenly stop shivering and feel a bit drunk you may be in the final stages of hypothermia and are in serious trouble. Even warming up may not be enough, seek medical attention quickly."
"Limb amputations. Easy to save someone with a tourniquet. Keep a few in your car, know how to apply them. It can save your or someone else’s life. Tons and tons of blood dumps out of an amputation."
"Wear your life jacket. Period."
"I’m not a first responder, but I have a friend who is. He says STAY OFF OF TRAIN TRACKS. Don’t squish pennies or do photo shoots on them or walk on them at all. Believe it or not trains can sneak up on you at an alarming speed and they DO NOT slow down."
"If you ever fall through ice you only have minutes to get yourself on the shelf. Once you’re on the shelf roll away from it towards stronger ice don’t try to stand up and walk."
"Ex-EMT here. We’re talking 13 years ago.
It’s not a great idea to put the pedal down as soon as the traffic light turns green. Wait a couple extra seconds. That first 2-3 seconds when the light turns green is a GREAT time to get nailed by some idiot blowing through a red light."
"Have your address clearly marked & lit so responders can get to you quickly…every second counts."
"Wear your f@#king seat belt."
"If you ever encounter heavily burnt person running to you (They always run in the hope to survive), Don’t touch them with your bare hands, your hands might be too hard for their burnt skin and flesh, always touch them with cloth or towel."
"For those unsure, here’s what the F.A.S.T. acronym stands for:
F = Face Drooping – Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person’s smile uneven?
A = Arm Weakness – Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
S = Speech Difficulty – Is speech slurred?
T = Time to Call 911 – Stroke is an emergency. Every minute counts. Call 911 immediately. Note the time when any of the symptoms first appear."
"Everything I’ve seen from EMS and police etc. is that they REALLY REALLY NEED you to tell them what drugs etc. someone has taken and you will not get in trouble for telling them – it could save their life, or help prevent someone from doing something that could kill them."
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you do know he was on a movie and that the gun should have never been loaded in the first place ?
following that advice mean you will never have any movie using any weapons.
this is why they have weaponmaster that are in charge of this.
You ALWAYS clear a gun when it's handed to you.
You ALWAYS assume it's loaded until you clear it.
When you eat twice as much as the rest of the world, your chances of choking are twice as high, too.
downvote me all you like, fatties; your country is 3rd on the list.