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Nimelennar t1_jdctp7t wrote
Reply to comment by ilikeyourjacket in (Biology) How far down your spine can you break before respiratory impairment? by Anomaly-Friend
I think that's the rationale behind putting it in the cheek (i.e. between the teeth and the lips), and of using a gel instead of a less viscous liquid like a juice: to minimize the risk of aspirating it.
At least one first aid instructor I've had has suggested running the gel into the flesh of the lips and gums, which should reduce that risk even further, but I don't think that was ever a formal part of the training.
Nimelennar t1_jdcmpd5 wrote
Reply to comment by jackyj888 in (Biology) How far down your spine can you break before respiratory impairment? by Anomaly-Friend
>Is that still taught?
Unless things have changed in the past year or so, since I last took a course.
>Call 911 or a trusted family member/spouse of the effected person.
Yes, if someone is in obvious enough distress that you're concerned about either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia, you're going to want to get help to them. I should have mentioned that.
>Typically a glucometer is gonna be right next to the insulin or in a diabetics medical supplies.
Sure, but as a first aider, you're not typically trained to use it. I mean, it's not rocket science, but (IANAL, just someone who has taken a lot of first aid courses) Good Samaritan laws only tend to protect you within the scope of your training, and for anything you do outside of that training (like taking even a tiny blood sample), you can be held liable for if things go wrong.
Of course, if the 911 operator instructs you to, that's fine (at that point, you're acting under their authority, rather than your own as a first aider), but it's not something I'd recommend taking initiative on.
>If they are unconscious, don't try to put food or water in their mouth.
I was taught this is the only exception to that rule; a small amount of sugary gel (e.g. honey or icing), deposited in the cheek.
Nimelennar t1_jd9b5lv wrote
Reply to comment by imissapostrophes in (Biology) How far down your spine can you break before respiratory impairment? by Anomaly-Friend
Your brain needs sugar to function.
An overdose of insulin drops your blood sugar enough that you lose consciousness.
That's why first aiders are taught to never give a diabetic insulin, but rather to give them sugar: low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can kill you quickly, but the negative effects of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) only take effect over the long term.
So if their sugar is high and you guess wrong and give them more sugar, it's bad but probably not significantly so. But if their sugar is already low and you give them insulin, it's very likely you'll kill them.
Nimelennar t1_jaao8mg wrote
Reply to comment by dysfunctionalpress in You can theoretically die from anything by Jeanboyx3
Oh, sure, but I don't think OP's "you" is referring to you, specifically, but rather people in general. Like the "you" in "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."
So you "you" might not be at significant risk of dying from a breath of fresh air, but it's totally as thing that a indefinite "you" could totally die from.
Nimelennar t1_ja9x18t wrote
Reply to comment by dysfunctionalpress in You can theoretically die from anything by Jeanboyx3
If you have the right immune conditions, there are enough germs in fresh air to kill you.
And there are quite a few allergens in fresh air, as well.
Nimelennar t1_j6jnhi6 wrote
Reply to comment by Ryan_22 in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
I can see this one either way.
I don't think people should be made fun of if they need to read aloud; it's the only way that poetry has any effect on me.
That said, while I agree that people have the right to read anywhere, and the right to read aloud, they don't necessarily have the right to read aloud anywhere.
Nimelennar t1_j5u1ygi wrote
Hell, I don't even know what that means.
It probably has something to do with the way that I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans.
Nimelennar t1_j4vyjf0 wrote
Reply to comment by rweb82 in Oxygen and Potassium went on a date, and apparently it was OK by roostertree
WOOO!
Nimelennar t1_j47injr wrote
Reply to [Image] "I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." ~ Thomas A. Edison by Butterflies_Books
"You can't always trust a quote on the Internet because it has a picture next to it' - Abraham Lincoln
Nimelennar t1_j3mfkmg wrote
Reply to comment by i_am_bunnny in [Image] If you wait until you're motivated, you've already lost. by rustyyryan
What's the difference between "will" and "motivation" in this context?
Nimelennar t1_j0wto8l wrote
Reply to comment by Akktrithephner in [Image] The Success Formula = 1% Luck, 1% Talent, 98% Never Give Up. by sylsau
His pants are worthy.
Nimelennar t1_iz67bsp wrote
Reply to [Image] Mistakes count as moving forward. by strippy
... If you learn from them.
Nimelennar t1_iy9bvjb wrote
Monopoly. Not even once.
Nimelennar t1_iy9blgg wrote
Reply to comment by p5ych0babble in Man arrested after family Monopoly game turns violent, Tulsa police say by PlsNope
Given that it's supposed to simulate capitalism, that's just realism.
Nimelennar t1_iy8khx9 wrote
Reply to Did you hear about the dyslexic racist? by MudakMudakov
That reminds me of Tim Minchin's song Prejudice.
Nimelennar t1_iy4q9y5 wrote
It's nice to see a replacement player who is up on the rules.
Nimelennar t1_iy4js68 wrote
Reply to comment by EvilRedRobot in There are 24 whole hours in the day and yet smoke detector batteries only die between 3am and 5am. by 1upin
That's a waste of energy.
Me, I'm going to pack around it with some insulation so that it isn't exposed to the cold air of the house.
Nimelennar t1_iy1n8ua wrote
That's an easy enough problem to fix: just turn around and vote them "Most likely to Fail."
Nimelennar t1_ixkgolo wrote
Reply to comment by LowBarometer in On The Rising Non-Working Class (And What Their Despair Says About Us All) by capcaunul
Live off the dole and do what, though?
The horrible part about what I read isn't "people not working," it's "spending the time that that freed up staring at a screen all day."
If I couldn't work, I'd like to think that I'd write, or sing, or dance, or kayak, or hike, or...
And hopefully along the way, I'd find someone to do all these fun things with.
But as someone who has spent several years struggling with depression, I'm aware of the risk that I'd spend that time doing, well, nothing. Arguing with people on the internet. Watching videos criticizing movies I don't ever intend to see. Doomscrolling through page after page of bad news. Because that's what a lot of my free time during Covid was spent doing.
If that's what "hang around" consists of, I think I'd rather work. It may not be pleasant and it may not be fulfilling, but at least it' something to do.
Nimelennar t1_ix20cx0 wrote
Reply to Customs seize so much cocaine in Belgium that incinerators can no longer keep up by ILikeTasks
It reminds me of a stand-up comedian, I can't remember the name. "I asked the cop, 'Do you burn the weed you confiscate?' 'Yep,' he said. 'A little at a time.'"
Nimelennar t1_iub5di9 wrote
Reply to comment by Exotic_Stomach_8962 in A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery.. by tn_notahick
>I've trained for months just to chase you
Months? It's been four weeks, unless it took longer than a week to buy a flashlight.
>He corners the man in a chamber, in which he can see 6 lemons
He only stole five; where did the sixth lemon come from?
Nimelennar t1_itdw1ed wrote
Reply to S E E D, Me, Animation, 2022 by InsektAnimation
This is reminiscent of the games by Eyezmaze.
Nimelennar t1_je9w7ti wrote
Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade
Lyrics give music meaning. Music gives lyrics emotion.
I need both.