A long-time emergency room nurse has revealed a long list of things she would never do, as many of them can have fatal consequences.
He crucial information was shared on TikTok by Karlie Tooley, who works as a nurse in California and has worked in the emergency room for more than eight years.
Since the clip was posted this week, her viral video has already caught the attention of more than a million viewers.
Top of her list of things she or her family would never do is ride a motorcycle, and she rates it a “hard, fast no.”
“I don’t care how many classes you’ve taken, how good a motorcycle driver you are, or how conscientious you are,” Tooley explained.
“Motorcycle versus vehicle, high-speed collision, it’s never good,” he said simply.
Similarly, the nurse revealed that she would never put her feet on the dashboard while riding in the passenger seat of a car.
“Imagine your feet are on the dashboard and the front of the vehicle impacts,” he said, as he demonstrated what that would look like with his fingers as they bent all the way back.
Long-time emergency nurse Karlie Tooley has revealed a long list of things she would never do, as many of them can have fatal consequences.
‘Your hips and pelvis, disaster,’ he said while making a popping noise.
In that sense, he also warned against driving anywhere with a full bladder.
“If you have to pee before you get in the car to go anywhere, do it,” he said.
“If you’re in a car accident with a full bladder and you puncture your bladder, no thanks,” the nurse warned.
Next on their agenda had to do with water safety, especially as it relates to young children.
He explained that he would never stop having a gate around his pool.
“This speaks for itself,” he admitted.
“I literally cannot put into words the sound a mother makes when she loses a child to drowning,” the nurse shared.
Next on their agenda had to do with water safety, especially as it related to young children (file image)
On the same topic of child safety, he said his children will always wear a helmet while riding a scooter or bicycle.
“I don’t care if they’re riding their bike down the street, if they’re skating, if the other kids make fun of them, they’ll always have a helmet on and protect their head,” Tooley said. .
And last but not least, Tooley said he would never have a chainsaw on a ladder.
“This may seem very specific, but you know how men are: They think they can just climb, cut down a tree, cut off some branches and prune with a chainsaw,” he explained.
However, things can take a turn.
“That chainsaw can also swing and accidentally amputate two legs bilaterally, I’ve seen it, we won’t do it,” he concluded.
In the comments section of his video, many thanked him for the advice and revealed that they never knew some of this information.
‘This advice is so good! The bladder thing never knew this!!’ one person wrote.
Another agreed: ‘It’s so good to know about the bladder!’
‘My husband was hit by a car while riding a bicycle. A helmet is the reason I’m not a widow right now,” someone else shared.