Mastodawn

American exceptionalism

Eating a cigarette isn’t going to outright kill you, some worm having a happy meal in your stomach might, or at least incapacitate you enough to get killed by something - or someone.

There’s lots of things in life that you shouldn’t do, but can help you in an emergency. There’s chlorine tablets - not exactly healthy, but can help with gut bacteria in a pinch. Cauterizing a wound is fucking painful and is not recommended by modern physicians - but it beats bleeding out or dying to an infection.

Keep in mind that those are not “DYI at home” kinds of tips, but “You got shot in the middle of nowhere and you’r close to dying.

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Endymion_Mallorn Dec 10

You seem to misunderstand the American healthcare system. Always act as if you're close to dying, because the insurance companies will kill you with debt.

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over_clox Dec 11

Nah, you can die in the ER waiting room like my old friend Ryan P.

He literally died in the waiting room in the hospital, he died from a dental abscess that bursted into his bloodstream and went to his brain.

Dude died at age 27, and he wasn’t even part of the 27 club, he was seeking treatment! 😭

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Endymion_Mallorn

Yup, my ex demanded I get treatment for an abscess two years ago, and this year when I was concerned about it, my dentist (who I went to with an emergency) told me it would have developed into an abscess. Instead it was two root canals.