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I was just cleaning out my junk drawer and found my mouth shield in thereπŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ A lotta good that would do me if I ever needed it and not only didn't have it, but had no idea where it was.

But really in all my years of being certified & re-certified, I've NEVER encountered anyone in need of rescue.

If we all carried around everything we could possibly need at every given moment for any possible unforeseen need, we'd all be hauling 20 ft long trailers πŸ˜†

I'm a minimalist and everywhere I go I bring as little as possible. Sometimes I bring nothing at all with me places I go. I really prefer to travel lightly.

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In Switzerland you have to get a certificate to make your driving license and are required to have a first aid kit in your car. If you get stopped by the cops and they find the kit in your car is expired or is not to the norms you can get a fine.

What I carry most of the time with me is a Kinder-Egg capsule with latex gloves. I have them im all my bags. (You can get fucked real bad if you touch a bleeding person with your bare hands. A small cut on your hands is enough for the nastiests illness to be tranfered. At the course for certificate they made sure to tell us all about the risks.)

Also as far as I know in Switzerland, if you fail to help someone you can get can get in trouble with the law. It goes from a small fine to up to 3 years in jail.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I doubt Switzerland has the same issues as the US, but fentanyl can be absorbed through a latex glove. I switched my gloves to nitrile. Added bonus- don't have to worry about latex allergies.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is 100% false.

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/can-fentanyl-be-absorbed-through-your-skin/2022/10

Fentanyl risks via skin contact is a myth.

Nitrile gloves are important for many reasons (allergies are a big one as you mentioned), but fentanyl isn't one of them.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Huh. I work around a lot of people who use and that's what we were told. I carry Narcan in my bag as well.

One of the cops that does security told us that they had some powder they found test positive for carfentanyl about a week ago, so I'm expecting the OD's to come around any day now.

[–] philpo@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Yep. The whole "Fentanyl is killing first responders" myth is absolute bonkers and in a lot of cases you can't even find any fentanyl whatsoever.

Sources: https://stopoverdose.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2023/10/OOCC-Fact-Check-%E2%80%93Accidental-Fentanyl-Exposure.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5711758/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7443848/

In the end it is nothing more than a marketing scam paired with intentionally goverment misinformation.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

fentanyl can be absorbed through a latex glove.

Pure copaganda from big babies who had a panic attack