On the upside, one persons anxiety-provoking tip might be another persons life-saving knowledge.
Over on r/AskReddit, useru/luciflerfatherdemanded to know, What fact could probably stash your life?
Some of the answers were pretty surprisingapparently death can find us anywhere.
Dont take the regulator out of your mouth because after you vomit the natural instinct is to inhale.
The puke will blow out of the exhaust valve with your bubbles.
We did a discovery dive and were not taught about this.
Thankfully we were only a few feet down.
It couldve been one of those life changing days… What else can we be afraid of?
Many mentioned that they keep a small fire extinguisher in the bedroom.
If the alarm goes off, have a pee
k to see if its safe to get out.
If its clear, get out.
If its pretty smokey, its probably safer to stay put.
Call 999/911 and tell them what room youre in.
Towels, sheets etc by the door cracks to block smoke getting in.
Open your windows and shout for help and get fresh air for yourself.
Assuming you live within 10-15 minutes from a fire station, you should be fine.
If not, then think about escaping from the window.
Many will not immediately trigger a reflex action of pain.
I lost a
chunk
of skin under my armpit because a industrial cleaner dripped under my rain
suit.
No pain till the next day and by then a quarter size piece of skin had fallen off.
Read the labels and remove any chemical as quickly as possible using the recommended method.
Water is not always the best way.
If there is no snow on the ice the hole/water bit will be lighter compared to the rest.
And if you cant crawl out?
This will minimize the rate of heat loss.
Then, put your arms on the ice and
hold still
.
Your goal is to freeze the clothing on your arms directly to the ice.
This will keep you from slipping beneath the surface when you inevitably lose conciousness.
It seems like giving up, but it is not.
Stay off the ice!
The Woods
Ah, so many ways to die in the woods.
Also, tell people exactly where youre going and when youll be home.
If youre not home by X time, instruct someone to call for help.
Oftentimes a little sit-down can help flush the head and let you remember details more clearly.
Other People
Whats the best thing to do when being attacked by another person?
The general consensus is run like hell.
Thats the only time you should ever even attempt to fight someone with a knife.
This seemed like an urban legend, so we asked a representative of the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute.
Good luck out there, everybody.
