Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world Agent641 @lemmy.world 12h ago

This is the booklet "If Crisis Or War Comes" which Sweden just distributed to each of its residents. The booklet has been issued 5 times since the end of WW2

rib.msb.se /filer/pdf/30874.pdf

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it advised to have cash. do swedes still have that? i heard most danes havent touched a note in 5 years.
- No, unless you over 80
  
  so will the guide be updated? or will you use alternatives? batertokens?
Out of curiosity, where did you get that it has only been issued 5 times? Wikipedia shows 8 editions (including 2024) but doesn't explicitly state if each edition was published more than once
Considering trump wants to stop helping Ukraine and pull out of nato Finland and Sweden are up next for the russian war
- I can't believe the old cold war fears of a Russian invasion of Sweden are actually coming true. Thanks, America. Fucking hell.
  
  I’m getting a bit of whiplash here.
  
  The sentiment on Lemmy is usually that we should stop being the world police.
  
  Personally, I think that would make for a worse outcome and I guess we’re gonna find out.
- Where has he said he wants to stop helping Ukraine? Haven't he been quite vocal about wanting to end the war?
  
  yeah. stopping support helps end it, but in russia's favor
So in a crisis or a war, the guide to stop bleeding is 'apply pressure and call emergency services and wait'? If it's a fucking crisis or war you might not be able to have that luxury buddy. Honestly doesn't feel super helpful from what I'm seeing.
- The sad truth is, if the emergency services can't get to you in a crisis, you are likely dead anyway. Life is not a movie, and no pamphlet will teach you EMT level medical knowledge, forget tools and training.
- How to apply a simple pressure dressing is part of the basic medical training course, which is mandatory to get a driving licence in Germany.
  
  Anything that such a dressing can't stop does require professional help and will kill you, crisis or not.
  
  This isn’t a dressing, it’s literally saying to push down on the wound and hold yourself there until paramedics arrive.
- Look, while you're home reading the book you're not looting.
Good thing I'm sitting nice and cozy in the US...

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