“Most tourists don’t understand how dangerous it can be.”
Warning: Discussions of infant death.
You’re seriously gonna endanger yourself and everyone else on the road because someone cut you off?
Nobody in the history of mankind has ever ‘won’ a road rage contest.
It’s just a question of how badly you’re gonna lose."
jmacxjr
2.
“Not wearing safety goggles while doing yard work.
So, yeah, safety goggles people!”
“As an RN, I have to say it’s people NOT getting vaccinated.
So many diseases and deaths could be avoided by a simple vaccination.
The other dangerous and harmful habit is listening to these idiots on social media who have no clue.”
crunchyhedgehog66
Anne Bug
4.
Never use a new color or lightener on yourself or someone else without first doing a skin patch test.
5.“Co-sleeping.
During the call, he and his partner attempted to resuscitate a baby who was suffocated from co-sleeping.
She called 911, but there was nothing my coworkers could do.
The baby had been without oxygen for too long.”
daynam4b6e28fa3
7.
“For me, it’s electric scooters.
However, they are pretty fast for something with zero protection for the driver.
A single bump on the road can result in concussions, teeth loss, or worse.
“Keeping guns in your home.
If you keep guns, you have to be hypervigilant!”
crafty_gm
9.
“Taking several over-the-counter cold remedies all at once.
Read the labels!”
A majorcauseof heart attacks.”
Lunamyluna
“And hernias.
And people throwing out their backs.
All three of those injuries go up during the snowy winter months.
Plus, the injuries from people slipping and falling while shoveling snow.”
Lalalace1640
11.
Things pop, twist, break, and fall off all the time.
Teach your kid how to swim or get someone else to.
Also, wear life jackets and know where you are swimming.
There are so many preventable drownings."
“Don’t stand on a chair to change a light bulb.
Get the appropriate stepladder!!”
The chair flipped upside down.
It took my ex half the night to make that poor man whole again."
witchyelf59
13.
“I live inHawaii.
Most tourists don’t understand how dangerous it can be to hike here.
The trails can be very steep and narrow because they were formed by volcanic rock.
The rocks can be slippery and often wet due to tropical rain.
Most trails are poorly maintained.
And the drop-offs go straight down.
No soft landings here you will fall 40 feet or more onto more volcanic rock.
We rarely hike here and only in dry weather.”
“Ignoring your snoring.
A lot of my family members have sleep apnea, including myself.
My uncle ignored his and wouldn’t wear a CPAP.
His doctor later cited it as a direct factor in his stroke.
People need to take sleep apnea way more seriously!”
hailcthulhu
15.
“Tripping over a rug.
It’s one of the leading causes of death at home for the elderly.”
“Randomly stopping meds when they were prescribed for a longer period of time.
I’m a doctor in an inner city area, and I see this all the time.
Also, abruptly stopping pressure or heart-related meds can cause strokes and heart attacks.”
“Your doctors and nurses really are here to help you.
Anonymous
17.
“Ignoring an abscessed tooth and ignoring regular dental cleanings.
A tooth that once throbbed/hurt when biting and then stopped likely became necrotic and died.
“Using Q-tips too aggressively.
And lastly:
19.
“Telling people you dont know on the internet your name/age/location.
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