“Unveiling the Hidden Truths: 60 Surprising Insights from Professionals That Will Change Your Perception”
Ever watched a dramatic medical drama where the paramedic hero performs CPR, magically breaks no bones, and brings the patient back to life with a few dramatic words? Yeah, that’s not quite how it goes in the real world! Turns out, performing CPR is way more intense than Hollywood lets on—it’s often quite violent, and yes, broken ribs are part of the package deal. The person “coming back” usually won’t be thanking you from their hospital bed; instead, they might still be unconscious, leaving you trying to stabilize their heart rhythm while hoping you didn’t do any serious damage. It’s a wild and often harsh reality that starkly contrasts with our cinematic expectations. So what else about the medical and other professional fields doesn’t match the movies? Stick around, because you’re about to discover some seriously surprising insights from various professionals that’ll make you think twice about everything you thought you knew! LEARN MORE.
CPR and resuscitation is a lot less effective and a lot more violent than medical movies and TV shows depict. You usually break ribs.
And if you do get a person to “come back” they don’t sit up in the bed coughing, gasping and thanking you…they’re usually still unconscious. You just see through machines that they have a stable heart rhythm.
You then intubate them, move them to an ICU and hope that you didn’t give them brain damage.
The Oxford Comma is literally never optional.
L&D nurse here. While I could go with the obvious “labor is nothing like the movies” I’m gonna switch it up. Pregnant women need to drink an ungodly amount of water. Think 16 16 oz glasses. Crampy? Drink some f*****g water. Baby not moving? Go drink that water. Contractions? Before you rush to the hospital chug a bunch of water and see if they stop. Literally half of my triage patients are just dehydrated.
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