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A major study tracking more than 300,000 commuters has revealed that cycling to work can cut the risk of dying early from illnesses such as heart disease and cancer by up to 24 per cent.
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No parent plans on getting into a car accident with their kids, but the reality is that these occur nonetheless. Parents who have children with health issues may not be in a position to do much for their children once ambulances arrive.
But one enterprising mom, Natalie Bell, created a seat cover that could potentially help children get better healthcare in a worst-case scenario. Hailing from Victoria, Australia, Bell thought of what would happen to her daughter, who has a cochlear implant.
Her Facebook post explains more,
“I always wonder what would happen if I was in a car accident with my daughter in the car and I was unable to let the doctors know that my daughter could not have a MRI due to having a cochlear implant, now I don’t need to worry about that with these seat belt covers.
These can be made for any special needs that the medical team will need to know if you are unable to tell them.”
Check ’em out!
I always wonder what would happen if I was in a car accident with my daughter in the car and I was unable to let the…
Posted by Personalised by Nat on Tuesday, 4 June 2019
But Bell thought of children who have other conditions, so she got to work and created seat covers for children with disabilities as well.
The idea took off and Personalised by Nat was born! She’s designed other products, such as keychains that also provide essential information.
Posted by Personalised by Nat on Monday, 9 December 2019
Bell created this seat cover for children who are deaf.
Posted by Personalised by Nat on Monday, 8 July 2019
And this one, which is specific about cochlear implants:
Posted by Personalised by Nat on Monday, 10 June 2019
She even came up with a seat cover that can ensure service dogs stay with their owners.
Posted by Personalised by Nat on Monday, 8 July 2019
Seat covers like this are simple, but can help medical staff in case parents or guardians can’t answer questions about their child.
What did you think of these seat covers? Do you know about other helpful tools that can help parents communicate in a jam?
Please, do share in the comments!
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You never know when you’re going to be in a situation where your life might be in danger.
That’s why it’s important to LISTEN when people share these kinds of facts and tips about things that could potentially save your life one day.
So sit back and take all of this in, okay?
Pay attention to these tips from folks on AskReddit. They might come in handy one day.
“Airplane depressurizes and the masks drop?
Put your damn mask on first, as instructed.
At 35,000 feet you have 30-60 seconds of useful consciousness.
Make it count.”
“Do not delay getting out of a burning building.
The flames are not what will kill you. The smoke will get very thick and toxic very quickly and you will not be able to see the way to get out.”
“If you are driving in inclement weather pay attention to truckers, they are often warned ahead of time of wrecks and things due to their radios.
Also never drive in the rain without headlights!!”
“Maybe not your life, but someone else’s. Most drowning is silent. The victim quite literally cannot speak to call for help, as they are too desperately trying to get any air at all.
Drowning can look simply like a person bobbing in the water until they no longer come back up. Keep a watch out. Especially if it’s kids.”
“If your vomit look like coffee grounds, you are bleeding internally and you need to go to the hospital.”
“If you smell a fish smell in your house (some people also report a smell like urine) for no reason, 9 times out of 10 it means there’s an electrical fire.
I actually was the hero in this situation!
Was visiting my sister a number of years back. Hanging out on her couch. Smelled a smell of urine (with a bit of dead fish mixed in) …I asked her what that was. She answered, “it’s been here for weeks. We think a rat or squirrel got trapped in the walls.”
That didn’t sound right to me. a dead animal would smell different.
And for whatever reason, I googled “smells like urine.”
Electrical fire was the first answer.
So, I sniffed all around the room… and found it was coming from the plug of an old lamp. Unplugged it, odor vanished.
Instant hero!”
“If you get impaled or stabbed leave the object in and call 911 (or your country’s equal).
That object is keeping all the blood on the inside of your body.”
“If you are ever buried in rubble (earthquake, tornado, building collapse etc).
Don’t shout. You’ll lose your voice and waste energy.
Instead, grab a piece of rubble and knock in patterns of threes. Humans are expert pattern makers and pattern noticers.
Rescuers will hear the distinctive pattern sound and go toward it.
Once you can hear people, then use your voice.”
“If someone is in trouble and you want to leap in to save them, make sure you have a way to get out yourself.
I recently saw a video of a drowning man. Another man jumped in to try and save him. Instead both drowned.”
“If you’re visiting an unfamiliar location like a cinema or concert hall, take a few moments to look around for the nearest exit, then pick out a second as a backup in case the first becomes blocked or cut off.
If something happens, especially in a crowded public place, most people’s first instincts are to turn around and head for the main entrance but this is not always the closest, safest or easiest way out. Nine times out of ten there will usually be a closer exit.”
“If a tornado looks like it isn’t moving, it’s heading right towards you.”
“There are no rules if a stranger puts their hands on you.
Yell, scream bloody murder, kick, bite, make the biggest scene you possibly can and run away as fast as you can.
Make sure your kids understand that this is the exception, the time they MUST draw as much attention as possible and do ANYTHING it takes to get away and get help.”
“Treat all head injuries seriously.
Even a bonk on the head can lead to brain swelling and bleeding. Also, signs and symptoms for a head injury may or may not express immediately.
Get them to a hospital ASAP.”
“If you get caught in a current, don’t swim towards the shore and instead swim parallel to the shore.
“If you are being shot at, follow Army infantry tactics.
Find any form of cover (car, tree, dirt), and run to it while finding the next cover location
Drop to the ground in your cover location, and don’t raise your head!
Roll left or right so they can’t track your last position, this is very important.
Run to the next cover location while finding your third one. You shouldn’t be running longer than three seconds before the next drop.
I hope you never have to use this.”
“If you ever almost drown to the point of throwing up water or passing out, even if you feel 100% fine, get to a hospital.
Your lungs can unwittingly self-fill up with fluid over the next few hours.
Secondary drowning is no joke. More people definitely need to be aware of the dangers!”
“When having a heart attack, you don’t swallow aspirin, you chew it.”
There is definitely some wisdom in those words…
Okay, now it’s your turn.
In the comments, please share some facts that might just save someone’s life one day.
Please and thank you!
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You know that gray lump of a sponge you use with detergent to clean your dishes in your sink? It might be time to toss it and replace it with a new one.
Pulling out a brand spanking new sponge every week will keep you from spreading bacteria and viruses all over your kitchen, including illness-causing germs such as E. coli, Salmonella, and maybe even the coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
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But how dirty is your sponge? A study published in the July 2017 issue of Scientific Reports suggests that kitchen sponges can get more germ-y than toilets.
Report author Markus Egert, PhD, professor for microbiology and hygiene at Furtwangen University in Schwenningen, Germany, and a team of researchers, noted there were 362 different kinds of bacteria living inside kitchen sponges. They found approximately 5.5 trillion microscopic bugs per sponge.
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If you would rather try to clean your sponge instead of replacing it every week or two, Egert suggests using a washing machine at 60° C (140° F), and using a bleach-containing, heavy-duty detergent.
Another acceptable way to clean a kitchen sponge is to lather it up with soap and flush it with water. Then put it in the microwave oven for two minutes. You’ll want it be wet so that it doesn’t start a fire in the microwave.
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Store your sponge in a holder to dry out between uses and don’t use the same sponge for cleaning dishes and surfaces, especially outside of the kitchen, like in your bathroom.
Finally, if you really don’t like the idea of bacteria growing in your kitchen, use silicone brushes and scrubbers. Those don’t have the same kinds of germ friendly surfaces of your sponge. Or use microfiber washcloths and wash them in your washing machine on high heat after using.
Using a sponge around the kitchen can be convenient. But, for a safe and clean kitchen, be aware of how long you keep the same one by your sink. You may be spreading some pretty gross stuff around.
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People who didn’t wear masks during the 1918 flu pandemic were called ‘mask slackers’, and those enforcing the rules were armed, which led to gun fights and hundreds of arrests.
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If you’re a person who knows your history, this article probably isn’t going to surprise you. There really is nothing new under the sun, and the majority of human beings don’t evolve all that quickly (or at all). We’re very similar to those who founded democracy in Greece, to those who conquered the world for Rome, to those who kidnapped and sold men into slavery – and to our forebearers who did great things, and made good decisions, too.
We’re in the middle of a burning, deadly pandemic right now, but we’re not the first human beings to find ourselves in this situation – we’re not even the first Americans, of course, because in 1918-1919, the Spanish flu (a strain of H1N1) decimated the country.
Many of the same social distancing techniques we’re undertaking now were recommended at the time – and, like today, people quickly grew tired of being told what to do.
In early 1919, people in San Francisco were cautiously optimistic that they were coming out the other end when they learned that a second wave of the influenza was choking the city. Authorities were once again requiring the use of masks in public in order to stop the growing spread of the disease.
While most people in San Fran got back to work organizing mask-sewing events and wearing the required PPE in public, there were some who stubbornly refused – even though police were handing out fines and even putting people like John Raggi in jail.
Read the article in the San Francisco Chronicle,
“John Raggi, arrested on Columbus Avenue, said he did not wear a mask because he did not believe in masks or ordinances, or even jail.
He now has no occasion to disbelieve in jails.
He is in the city prison.”
Oof. Stone cold journalism right there.
Out of people’s frustration at the return to required face coverings, the Anti-Mask League was born. Emma Harrington, a lawyer (and San Fransisco’s first female voter in 1911), chaired the league, which saw two thousand people attend the first meeting.
They struggled to come up with common, actionable goals – some wanted to organize a petition, some wanted government health officials to be fired – and the fact that the mask-wearing seemed to be helping really did nothing to further their cause.
The day before the renewed decree to wear masks, there were 510 new cases and 50 deaths, but after just 11 days of proper PPE, the numbers had fallen to 12 new cases and just 4 deaths.
The league never got off the ground, with their last meeting dissolving into such chaos that someone had to shut off the lights to put a stop to the nonsense.
It didn’t matter much in the long run, since on February 1 – not even a month after the second round of mask decrees – the requirements were lifted once and for all.
The message? Just hang in there, y’all. Don’t lose your heads.
If history has consistently taught us anything, it’s that this, too, shall pass.
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It can be very difficult to impress people these days.
And when I say that, I mean that it can be hard to impress them with anything.
But we think our fact sets knock the ball out of the park on a regular basis. Because we work hard to curate our facts day in and day out.
So, without further ado, dive into these facts, let them sink in, and enjoy!
I have a feeling many parents don’t do this anymore…
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There’s no such thing as “alternative facts”, people.
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If you can, that is…
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A tradition that goes way, way back.
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Hey, leave those young people alone!
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The verdict is in.
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God bless Texas!
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The inspiration for a lot of movies…
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Scary to think about.
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But we’re all glad it happened!
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There are some damn good facts in there, if I do say so myself.
Now we’d like to hear from all the readers out there.
In the comments, please share something interesting with us that you think we’d all enjoy: an interesting fact, a story, a unique photo, etc.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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UK has started Minister of Loneliness, currently held by Tracey Crouch, after growing consensus that loneliness is a public health concern.
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Things have changed in the world of parenting since I was a kid.
There are all kinds of scientific research and evidence that support a different way of doing things – not spanking your kids, raising children with emotional intelligence, talking about things like sex and racial tensions at a young age, and yes, keeping children in car seats long past when they could reasonably be considered “babies.”
My own kids’ car seats allow them to face the rear of the car until they weigh 50lbs, and they can stay in the same 5-point harness seat, facing forward, until they weigh 65lbs.
Which is to say, they could outgrow elementary school before they outgrow the car seats they rode home in from the hospital. Crazy, right?
I’m pretty sure that I quit riding in a car seat when I was like, one.
Even though things are different now, and most parents want to do what will keep their kids the safest for the longest amount of time, kids themselves can still feel the peer pressure to graduate to a “big boy” seat before the weight limits expire.
Louise Thomsen took on the topic with a picture of her 7-year-old son in a car seat, shared on Facebook, with the following caption:
“Here is a photo of my 7 year old on a long road trip we took over the school holidays. He has been teased for being in a ‘baby seat’ from his friends at school this past term.
No parent wants their child to experience ridicule, BUT the statistics speak for themselves regarding children & approved car seats…especially when they fall asleep in their seats.
Take all the factors into consideration when making these choices. Don’t just follow the trend, follow the safest option to protect your family.”
Here is a photo of my 7 year old on a long road trip we took over the school holidays. He has been teased for being in a…
Posted by Paging Fun Mums on Friday, 17 January 2020
Those statistics she’s talking about do make quite the statement – the CDC estimates that children riding in a properly installed car seat are between 71%-82% less likely to be injured in a car accident than children riding just in a seat belt.
I mean. Wow.
The American Academy of Pediatrics updated their recommendations similarly in 2018, recommending that children stay rear-facing to at least 40 lbs, and in a 5-point harness until they weigh 65lbs (longer, if the seat’s guidelines allow for it).
Basically, we should all be keeping our kids in a 5-point harness – rear-facing as long as possible, then front-facing as long as possible – until we literally can’t anymore.
The people who replied on Thomsen’s post seem to agree, and maybe if every parent followed the guidelines and recommendations, kids wouldn’t be getting picked on for having responsible parents who care about their safety in an accident.
Just sayin’…
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A talk about the birds and the bees is a moment that no parent looks forward to when they bring a precious innocent baby home from the hospital. If the kid knew what was coming, they wouldn’t be looking forward to it, either.
Talking about sex, puberty, masturbation, pregnancy, STDs, and all the rest with your kid (or your mom and dad) is super uncomfortable, but we do it, because we don’t want anyone to be unprepared when and if the moment arises.
We want to be on the same page, to know that our kids understand the basics and learn the truth – not whatever their friends or the internet are saying – so they’re not blindsided by a pregnancy or disease.
Your parents (should have) ignored all of the discomfort and gone ahead with a talk they knew no one was going to like because they knew it was the best thing for everyone in the long run.
Now, experts say you’ve got to return the favor and push a talk about another uncomfortable topic – the death talk.
No one likes to think about losing their parents, and parents don’t want to think too much about leaving this world for whatever comes next. That said, there are many arguments for not pushing it off another day – namely that not one of us knows when our last day is going to be.
And if you’re avoiding the talk because you think your parents have already figured everything out, the truth is, many people haven’t. The best time to do it, according to Paul Malley, President of Aging with Dignity, is when everyone is still healthy.
“There are families that are being put on the spot with a phone call from an emergency room or an ICU and their loved one can’t communicate anymore. And then they’re left to guess.”
This advice also applies to illness that can crop up as parents age, like dementia and Alzheimers, that make it hard for them to tell you how exactly they want the end of their life to work.
Hashing things out ahead of time can not only ensure your parent or loved one is treated the way they want to be, but it can also ease tensions between family members who might not agree with each other on how to proceed.
“There is never the question ‘Is this what they would want?’” says Sarah Roffee, co-founder of Kind Minds Therapy. “Because it’s already out in the open and they have confirmed with you directly that these are your wishes.”
If you’re convinced that you need to have this talk with your parents, but aren’t sure where to start, many experts recommend the Five Wishes program. It was created in 1996 and helps families create a living will, power of attorney, and resolve issues related to comfort and religion.
It’s basically a five-step checklist you can use to begin the conversation and resolve the big questions.
Wish 1:
The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can’tWish 2:
The Kind of Medical Treatment I want or Don’t WantWish 3:
How Comfortable I Want to BeWish 4:
How I Want People to Treat MeWish 5:
What I Want My Loved Ones to Know
Malley says that “the whole idea with five wishes is that it keeps the discussions and the documentation simple and it’s intended for families to be able to use on their own. So you don’t have to consult with an outside expert. You are the expert on what’s important to you and to your family.”
He has some advice on broaching the subject, too, and advises starting with how much you love and care about your parent, and that you want to make sure they’re taken care of as they want to be in the future.
“Start with a simple statement of, ‘I want to be a good son or daughter to you, mom or dad, and I want to make the right decisions for you. So help me to understand what’s important to you.”
The Five Wishes program attempts to take things out of legal language and translate it into language any family can understand. Malley and the others who created it hope that their list of wishes can make this uncomfortable but necessary talk easier on everyone, without losing the focus on what’s important.
“There’s a message of empowerment to the person who’s filling it out. And also a message of instruction to the family. Because most of us don’t have experience being at the bedside of somebody who’s sick. We all want to do the right things, but most of us don’t know what the right things are. And when a family completes Five Wishes together, they have practical things that they can do for one another to show them that they are loved.”
Also, you know. You’ve probably got kids of your own, now, so this will be good practice for being on the opposite side of the sex talk.
Just know that your parents love you, you love them, and open lines of communication have always been the best way to get through all of the tough stuff.
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