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“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
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“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do

Gabija Saveiskyte
Miglė Miliūtė
Gabija Saveiskyte and Miglė Miliūtė
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Some people are not just professionals in their field. They’re superheroes, making sure that we’re safe and sound, and well taken care of in moments that matter the most.
Many of these superheroes are health professionals who, seeking to help those in need, have to deal with all sorts of gruesome situations on a daily basis. It’s not uncommon for said situations to become life lessons on what (not) to do or use in life, and today, we’re sharing those lessons with you.
On the list below, you will find comments made by emergency medical technicians (EMT), registered nurses (RN), and doctors, after one content creator—Anna Syme, going on TikTok by ‘the_singing_farmwife’—asked them about the things they wouldn’t do or purchase because of the traumas they’ve seen at work. Scroll down to find their advice below and make sure to pay close attention.

Anna turned to TikTok to start the important discussion

Image credits: the_singing_farmwife

Health professionals had plenty of advice to share

#1

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Look both ways before hititng the gas when the light turns green.
Shelby, Hartono Creative Studio / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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144points

#2

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Never ever ever take my eyes off of a child near any body of water.. it takes a split second.
kenzie.lodholm, hoylee song / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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139points

#3

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
EMT. Get ur feet off the dash please.
zsazsa.ivy, Ljupche Vasilev / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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135points

#4

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Rad tech here... I'd never go to a chiropractor.
radtechtam, Getty Images / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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135points

#5

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
As someone who took care of the elderly, please MOVE. Go on walks, exercises, go biking. Do things that stimulate the mind, memory. Please take care of yourself.
Yadhira, Armen Poghosyan / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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131points

#6

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Vet tech here and I would NEVER leave a child alone with a dog, let a child crawl on a dog. I don’t care if it’s the loved family dog, they are animals and I’ve been involved with cases of child death.
jrm1992
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125points

#7

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
OR nurse here. Never let a chiropractor touch your neck. Ever.
laurenkate4444, Getty Images / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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120points

#8

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Also can we please treat every gun as if it's loaded especially when cleaning.
Phoenix, Kübra Arslaner / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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118points

#9

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
I don’t trust other ppl’s dogs period.
heather.havoc, Auréanne Mailhiot / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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114points

#10

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. Motorcycle. You can do everything right, doesn't matter. One other person makes a mistake, done for.
Luke Bonnett, Harley-Davidson / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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111points

#11

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Me and my husband are both EMT firefighters….. live your life. Just do the dangerous things carefully and teach your kids the same. We could die from anything any time.
alyssarichardson96
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111points

#12

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Never arguing with strangers about anything. You never know who's carrying and has a temper. Taken one too many victims of this to the OR.
Brennan, Mushvig Niftaliyev / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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104points

#13

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
As a paramedic I am BEGGING everyone to have carbon monoxide detectors in their house.
user7127668658582, TaurusEmerald / wikimedia
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102points

#14

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Retired Coast Guardsman here, wear your freaking life jacket.
dhanley67
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101points

#15

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
The pets you love will become projectiles in an accident, secure them ALWAYS, just like you put on your seatbelt.
laura_norcal
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100points

#16

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
Alcohol causes more pain and ruins more lives than junk food, motorcycles, car accidents, criminals, or anything else.
vinnymancini, Getty Images / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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98points

#17

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
I will never not wear eye safety glasses/goggle when working with handsaws/nail guns/anything sharp and I will never wear metal rings when using machinery.
Suzi Peak, Jimmy Nilsson Masth / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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95points

#18

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
This is gonna make some people mad lol... I'm a labor nurse and I'll never get pregnant after seeing all the complications associated with pregnancy.
Seraphine, Alexander Grey / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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94points

#19

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
I’ll fix a lot at the house, usually after some YouTube university… except electric. Nope. I’ll pay for that.
cbarney210
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94points

#20

“Never Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Open”: 45 Things Emergency Workers Advise People To Do
As simple as this, wash your hands, especially around babies. Seen too many babies in the ICU because grandma thought it was cute to let them suck on a finger to calm down.
Millenial Ginger, F Cary Snyder / unsplash (not the actual photo)
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91points
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