- cross-posted to:
- mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
Smelling salts are now a “new” thing. Take me out back like Old Yeller.
Kind Sir please fetch me the smelling salts I’ve got the vapours. 🪭
Don’t most first aid kits have smelling salts?
I’ve never seen a first aid kid with smelling salts.
They should be in all first aid kits. Extremely long shelf lives, very stable and very useful.
I’ve never seen them before, honestly I wasn’t even aware these were a thing
In movies and TV it always looked like they cracked something in half. I’m wondering if they’ve been coming in a little pouch now for a long time but that cracking-in-half type is now movie shorthand for smelling salts so they keep doing it.
The ones in the movies exist irl. In the same way youve never seen the tube ones, I’ve never seen them in a pouch until now
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Ammonia? Shiiit, just grab a bottle of cleaner from under the sink!
That’s cool… I have a whole bottle (smelling salts) of it in powder form in case I need to pop off a personal record in one of my exercises.
I have a whole tray of it I just keep sitting on the floor… Okay it’s just a litterbox but still, it’ll grow hair on your chin!
lol…
Swedish Dream Cookies straight out of the oven will work too!
I need those for my girlfriend who passes out during flights. Where can I find some?
Edit: nevermind. Found some
Sounds like orthostatic hypotension causing vasovagal syncope. She should wear compression socks and drink plenty of water. There are ways of mitigating and managing episodes. It’s relatively common on planes.
Interesting. We have a trip planned this fall. We’ll try that out.
Thank you very much for the advice.
I see some of them on Amazon and it looks like they’re okay with TSA too, question though. If ( and I’m assuming this is an anxiety, not medical issue) your girlfriend is unconscious, would she possibly prefer to just remain unconscious rather than feel anxious about the flight? Or does she not like the fainting part either, i wouldn’t know as I’ve never fainted so maybe it’s unpleasant
Nah. She passes out for like five seconds then wakes up and spends the rest of the flight puking.
If it’s vasovagal syncope it’s probably unpleasant. Can cause sweating, confusion, and a bunch of other problems because your brain isn’t getting enough blood to function.
That sounds exactly like it.
I bet a little prep and informed management of the situation can resolve it for her. It’s important to keep blood pumping to get it out of lower extremities and into the brain. Walking in the aisles and leg exercises while seated are easy options.
Elevating the legs + lowering the head can also help. If she does pass out, laying her down and lifting her legs can quickly get blood to the brain. Alcohol and large meals can exacerbate it. Good luck!
Thank you for the advice. It’s really appreciated. I’ll communicate it to her and we’ll see if it helps during our next trip. :)
in older medicine cabinets in addition to smelling salts you can also find small glass ampules of ammonia that work similarly. You had to break the glass tip off the capsule and that lets the stank out. They reeeeek!
That’s how you leave someone’s brain.