EXCLUSIVE Autopsy technician shares common activities that can actually kill you... from doing laundry to changing tire
As an autopsy technician, Dolly, 32, from Colorado, who asked not to share her last name for privacy reasons, spends her days trying to uncover how someone died.
She serves as the 'right hand man' to the forensic pathologist, and is tasked with removing organs from the deceased and taking photographs of any 'evidence' on the body, amongst other things.
'We do all the removal of organs, assist the doctor with special requests, pull toxicology, take evidence, photographs, reports,' she explained exclusively to the Daily Mail.
'We handle the decedents from start to finish to include getting them released to the correct funeral home when the investigation is completed.'
When it comes to the cause of death, Dolly explained that she has seen practically 'everything' over the years - from people who passed due to natural causes to those who were killed in horrific accidents.
'I've seen everything from natural old age deaths to decapitations, air plans crashes, steamrolling accidents, mining deaths, and even sky diving deaths,' she shared.
Working with the dead has been extremely eye-opening to Dolly, and after everything she's witnessed, she revealed that there are a few things that seem harmless but are actually extremely dangerous.
She broke down the things she'd never do in a now-viral TikTok video that was shared last month.
First, she explained that she would never try to pick a fight with anyone or egg someone on who is threatening her.
'Do not ever say these words to somebody: "What are you gonna do? Stab me?" or, "What are you gonna do? Shoot me?"' she urged.
'They are. Don't say that. I cannot tell you how many people I have autopsied and those were their last words.'
She added to the Daily Mail, 'Don't tempt fate. In an altercation or argument, don't give people ideas on how to kill you.'
Next, Dolly said she will not be eating steak when she's elderly due to the amount of people she has worked on who died from choking on the popular meat.
'Steak at an advanced or extremely young age is so dangerous. Please chew your food thoroughly or just skip the steak all together,' she stressed.
Third on her list was bending over too far while putting clothes in a washing machine.
'Have you ever heard of positional asphyxia? I have done countless autopsies on people who have positional asphyxiated in their washing machine from leaning into it and getting stuck and they can't get out,' she warned.
'It's not the start of a movie, it's real life. It can happen to you.'
Positional asphyxia occurs when a person's body position restricts their breathing, leading to death.
She also said she'd never get underneath her car to change a tire using a 'cheap jack' or operate heavy machinery like a tractor or lawn mower with untied shoelaces.
'I would not trust the $6.99 jacks. Spend a little more money, your life is worth more than that,' added the expert.
Last but not least, she said she'd never get on a motorcycle without a helmet or 'proper gear.'
'You can look cute on the back of a motorcycle with your cheeks out, but when you hit the pavement with nothing on your skin, the ground is the cheese grater and you are the cheese,' she said.
While she's taking these precautions, Dolly said she's a firm believer that there's nothing you can do to stop it when it is your time to pass.
'When it's your time it's your time and there isn't any amount of preparation or precaution that can change that,' she concluded.
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