A longtime emergency room nurse has revealed a long list of things she would never do because many of them could have fatal consequences.
The crucial information was shared on TikTok by Karlie Tooley, who works as a nurse in California and has worked in emergency rooms for more than eight years.
Since the clip was posted this week, her viral video has already captured the attention of more than a million viewers.
First on her list of things she or her family would never do is ride a motorcycle, calling it a “hard and fast no.”
“I don’t care how many lessons you’ve taken, how good of a rider you are, how aware you are,” Tooley explained.
“Motorcycle versus vehicle, high speed collision, never good,” she said simply.
Similarly, the nurse revealed that she would never put her feet on the dashboard while sitting in the passenger seat of a car.
“Imagine your feet are on the dashboard and the front of the vehicle crashes,” she said, demonstrating what that would look like with her fingers as they bend all the way back.
Karlie Tooley, a veteran emergency room nurse, has revealed a long list of things she would never do – because many of them could have fatal consequences
“Your hips and your pelvis, a disaster,” she said, making an explosion sound.
On that note, she also warned against driving anywhere if you have a full bladder.
“If you have to pee before you get in the car to go somewhere, go pee,” she said.
“If you get into a car accident with a full bladder and your bladder perforates, no thank you,” the nurse warned.
Next on her docket had to do with water safety, especially as it involved young children.
She explained that she would never have a fence around her pool.
“This one speaks for itself,” she admitted.
“I literally cannot put into words the sound a mother makes when she has lost a child to drowning,” the nurse said.
Next on her docket had to do with water safety, especially as it involved young children (stock image)
On the same topic of child safety, she said her children will always wear helmets when riding a scooter or bicycle.
“I don’t care if they’re biking down the street, rollerblading, if the other kids are making fun of them, they’re always going to have a helmet on and protect their head,” Tooley said. .
And last but not least, Tooley said she would never have a chainsaw on a ladder.
“This one may sound very specific, but you know how men are: they think they can just climb up, cut down a tree, cut off some branches, do some trimming with a chainsaw,” she explained.
However, things could take a turn for the worse.
“That chainsaw can also swing and accidentally amputate two legs bilaterally. I saw it, we’re not going to do it,” she concluded.
In the comments section of her video, many thanked her for the tips and revealed that they never knew some of this information.
‘This advice is so good! That bladder thing never knew this!!” wrote one person.
Another agreed: ‘The bladder thing is so good to know!!’
‘My husband was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. A helmet is the reason I’m not a widow right now,” someone else shared.