10 tips that could save your life

Human life is full of unpredictable situations – we can watch a funny show about ridiculous deaths, considering other people stupid, but it is not known what might happen to us tomorrow.

Life is a series of good and bad moments, and no matter how sure we are that we are safe, it is not known whether the store where we choose food for the weekend will be broken into by a robber or not, whether we will meet face to face with maniac or not.

Some tips may come in handy – it’s just good to remember them “just in case”. Even if you don’t need them in life, it’s still interesting to know them to expand your horizons.

10 Look the robber in the eye

Spring day… You enter the new little shop in a good mood to look at the goods. Everything is pretty calm, but after some time, robbers break into the store and demand that the seller give up all the valuables and money from the cash register.

You become a hostage, and the robber points a gun at you.

Make eye contact with the robber – if you look him directly in the eyes, he will hesitate, not knowing whether to shoot or not, and you will gain time.

Killers, robbers do not like to look into the eyes, so they are often asked to turn away.

9. Remember the rule of three

In life, different things can happen, not because we chose it, but because the circumstances were so.

Never forget about the rule of three – a person can live no more than 3 minutes without air, no more than 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food. There are always exceptions, but do not forget about this rule.

Any person can increase the duration of holding the breath – for this there is an exercise: you need to take air into the lungs to the limit, and inhale with short sharp breaths, when the lungs swell to the limit – a sharp exhalation is made to the stop.

Then more breaths. You can feel a tingling sensation in your body, but it’s not scary. The more you do this exercise, the longer you can learn to do without breathing.

8. Don’t keep your hands in your pockets

You can be confident in yourself and believe that you will quickly and easily go down the stairs. However, it is very easy to fall on it – one awkward movement, and you will fly down the stairs.

It’s good if someone comes behind you and manages to grab you, or if you manage to get your hands out of your pocket and grab onto the railing, but what if not?

From falling on the stairs, you can get to the hospital or even die. Never forget your safety – walk up the stairs holding on to the railing and don’t forget to take your hands out of your pockets.

7. Stay warm by any means

Hypothermia is a condition in which the temperature of the human body falls below 35 degrees. Hypothermia is very dangerous, and it can be noticed already when it is too late.

The tissues may lose viability, and if necrosis develops, the limb can no longer be restored and will have to be amputated.

When you go to an unknown area, on a hike – always have warm clothes with you and try to light a fire if necessary to keep warm. Move, run, jump – most importantly, do not sit still.

6. Choose tail seats on the plane

A seat at the end of the plane can be annoying due to engine noise, passengers walking, toilets, but flying at the tail is safer.

In a major plane crash, the chances of surviving are negligible no matter where you choose to fly, but some people say that the tail section is safer because the main impact of the crash is on the nose of the plane.

The safest thing, of course, is not to get on a plane at all, but sometimes life circumstances are such that we need to fly somewhere.

5. Tell me where you’re going

Many people are always in a hurry somewhere and, going to the forest for a weekend, hiking, or another country, they forget to tell their loved ones where they are going.

Do not forget to warn loved ones, in addition to where you are going, also about where you are at the moment.

You can limit yourself to an SMS message – it’s not difficult to write it, but such a small detail as a warning can save your life. If you go missing, where will they look for you, even without knowing about your whereabouts?

4. Remember the emergency number 112

Anything can happen, and you should remember the number 112. This is the emergency number.

System 112 provides a call to emergency operational services throughout Russia. It is intended for residents of our country in cases of threat to life or health. That is, this is an emergency number – ambulance.

You can dial this number without money in your account, with a blocked SIM card, and even without it. Remember: 112.

3. Protect yourself from smoke

When a fire happens, people get lost, if they are in a building, they run around it in search of a way out. But they make one mistake – they breathe smoke.

Remember: if a fire suddenly breaks out, you need to try to remain calm and let the smoke in as little as possible. People often die not from fire, but from inhaling smoke.

When getting out of the fire, do not forget to protect yourself – stay as close to the floor as possible and try to breathe through a wet cloth.

2. Do not rush to pull out the knife when wounded from the body

Surely, everyone has seen such moments in films when the hero was injured, but was in no hurry to pull a foreign object out of the body – there is a reason for that.

If it so happened that you had a knife wound, and the knife is in the body – do not try to pull it out. The knife, having damaged large vessels, blocks them, if it is removed, then the blood will gush in a fountain.

Loss of more than 2 liters of blood can lead to death. It is better to call an ambulance and wait for the arrival of the doctors. An exception can be considered the case when a foreign object blocks the intake of air.

1. Go for a walk on the water in your pants

If you’re in the water but can’t swim, you can save yourself with regular jeans. Take off your pants, wait until completely wet, tie them in a regular knot, then tie again.

You will get something resembling a lifeline. It must be worn around the neck. The fly should be turned down towards the water and buttoned up.

Next, hit the water with your palm – the air will get inside the jeans and pump them up, turning into your life jacket.