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What's a common "fact" that's spread around that's actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?

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[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you. I work with someone that can have seizures and we have a looot of hard floors so this is great advice for me.

[–] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just adding, TIME the seizure. Super important.

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Worked with a guy who hasn't had a seizure in years and had stopped taking his meds. He never disclosed any of this beforehand. Was a fun surprise when he started to get loopy staring at a rotating motor shaft then trying to touch then hug said shaft spinning at several hundred rpm. Pulled him back from trying to bear hug it for him to start convulsing. Trying to carefully lay him down and support his skull to prevent it from cracking on the concrete and metal flooring was an adventure I'd rather never go on again