In response to the comment below the symptoms women can be less severe but women can and do experience the same symptoms. Both men and women can have heart attacks and experience no symptoms. These are called silent heart attacks. Generally cardiac related pain will be central, behind your sternum and dull tight or crushing in nature. It may travel up into your neck, jaw, shoulders and arms. It would not normally be changed by movement or inhalation. Some people may experience a sense of impending doom, nausea and vomiting.If you have a pain that matches this that does not match symptoms you have for other pretty existing non cardiac conditions call 999!Don't call your doctor they are not equipped to help you and being referred to the ambulance service via other health care services may lower the priority of your call. Do take 300mg of aspirin. Even if you have taken aspirin earlier in the day, have other bleeding disorders the generally stop you taking aspirin or take other blood thinners. The only exception is if you previously have had an ALLERGIC reaction to aspirin. The call taker from the ambulance service should direct you to do this. Sit down, rest and wait for help to arrive. This is what I do for a living.
For the -1% of people that don't know, it's 911 in the US and could be different in your country. Look online to find out the real number for your emergency services NOW if you don't know.
I always tell patients that I would rather come out and take you to hospital to find you only have trapped wind than spend an hour pounding on your chest only to have to tell your loved ones that you're dead at the end of it.
FireController#1847 thanks for clearing that up I was skimming this post and saw 999 and was like isn't it 911 but it makes sense that different countries have different numbers
I love the fact that even after more than 3 years, more than 7,500 comments and more than 195,000 views, Big Clive is still responding to / liking comments. That's dedication. Also I'm going to buy an aspod now.
Just buy some damn aspirin and a pill fob. Buy generic aspirin which will be in a pressed pill so you can chew it up. Stop wasting money on asspods. Regular anal beads work fine and you don't need to spend money on name brand anal beads. They're going up your butt, nobody will see the Bentley logo.
"If you thought you were having a heart attack, ask yourself: Do you have aspirin in the house? Do you know where you can get one?" YES, OF COURSE!! I have an Aspod on my keyring! .... NOW WHERE ARE MY BLOODY KEYS??
If you're in a risk group, put the thing on a necklace instead of your damn keyring. Always available and the symbolism makes sense, right there by your heart. :)
I was tempted to reply to that with heart symbols, but sadly they are still not rendered reliably by all browsers so I'm not going to risk cryptic glyphs for that. Have this video instead: ruclips.net/video/4kHl4FoK1Ys/видео.html
My keys are ALWAYS attached to my pants with a chain because I used to be extraordinarily talented to lose them when I was younger. Sometimes I still lose my pants tho...
The Aspod also glows in the dark. If you register that you've got one with the company they send email reminders for you to change the tablets every so often. The attached loop is for adding emergency contact information e.g. Next of kin. 20-25% reduction in death rates for those that take aspirin in the early stages of a heart attack. Good stuff Clive!
Clive, I've been a family physician since 1985, and this is easily one of the best public health videos I've seen. My own Mom had a heart attack about 15 years ago, was given two aspirins at home by Dad before the ambulance arrived, and had a heart catheterization very soon after. Heart imaging on leaving the hospital showed zero damage! She's 82 now, and takes a walk every day at a pace that surprises her grand kids. Aspirin works!
Hmm... this gives me an idea about a new 3D printing project. Maybe make some in different designs so they are like fashionable keychains! Maybe I could get a hold of an Aspod and sneakily take some dimensions.
I went from being a firefighter paramedic and tearing ACL/MCL in both knees to a desk job doing IT work and that is where at 35 I had a heart attack. Survived military service and then fire service but a desk job nearly killed me. Aspirin saved my life, and I take a baby aspirin every day as protection now.
Kentucky Ranger if you're suffering long-term heart condition or even if you're not it's good to do this take two cloves of garlic twice a day one in the morning ish and one in the late afternoon evening, uncooked got to be uncooked?? And unfiltered olive oil preferably 150 ml a day so you can combine the two. Crush the garlic finely and make sure you keep the oil so probably do it in a dessert spoon top up with your olive oil and swallow maybe take another spoonful of olive oil afterwards. The garlic is good for cleaning the blood and helping red blood cells to work efficiently. If You're an alcoholic this is good as well. Virgin olive oil has been proven in tests to reduce cholesterol by 13%, by putting the garlic in the Oliver it helps it to be a carrier and prevents you having bad breath. People don't smell when they take garlic regularly? Try this and it should help you in the long term even the olive oil after I think it was a six month study showed a reduction in cholesterol. And don't worry about having salt in your diet it has been proven now that's salt is good for the body a doctor has told me.
53 dislikes? 53 people put the "ass" in asspod. 53 people who hopefully never suffer a heart attack or need Asprin. Great idea and lovely to see you promoting this!!
Remember that even though you may not be at risk of heart attack, carrying something like this can protect the people around you who may be more at risk. Be the guy at the party who brought the lifesaving aspirin.
Great video! But please note that you could get into legal trouble if you send them out with Aspirin included. You need a license to import or export drugs.
Pierre Please get this message higher up. I certainly don't want Clive getting in a shitload of trouble because they think he's a drug lord or something.
+Justin Urhead --> Watch the video...the *product* doesn't come with aspirin but he states he will be including 2 aspirin in their foil package in the box he sends out to 5 people that he selects to receive a free one from him.
Yes, the acetyl group is characteristic of vinegar. Plus aspirin is acidic. But the acetyl group is not the main functional entity, salicylic acid is, and it has a different taste. Willow bark is a natural source of salicin, which the body converts to salicylic acid, a trait perhaps evolved to discourage browsing animals by making them bleed too much, which excess aspirin will also do. Also there is methyl salicylate, which gives wintergreen oil its pleasant, minty flavor. I can tell you from personal experience, eating too much wintergreen candy in a short period will cause a stomach ache! Anyway, in the absence of aspirin, candy containing wintergreen oil will be better than nothing.
This video is *_great_* to raise awareness of aspirin effectiveness during a heart attack and carrying _any_ product like this is better than carrying nothing. However, I notice a few things wrong with this product (not the video.) I apologize in advance for the long comment. First is that keychain aspirin carriers and keychain pill carriers in general are nothing new (even though the front of the package here claims, "The first and only system..."). Just search for "emergency aspirin keyring" on your favorite search engine. Second is that if you look at it closely at 3:30 it doesn't appear to have any type of seal like a rubber grommet. Even if that grayish material the pills sit on is some type of desiccant it's still probably not going to protect the aspirin if you accidentally drop it in a puddle. Also, if you keep your keys in your pocket just imagine the all the moisture your paper money absorbs on a hot summer day also gradually soaking into your aspirin. Being open to moisture is an important concern regarding uncoated aspirin as it is _designed_ to be easily dissolved in water but loses its effectiveness being kept for very long in a moist environment. And the uncoated style of aspirin is exactly the type meant to be used in this product. I personally like the keychain pill containers that have a screw-on top with a rubber o-ring seal and the one I carry is metal, not plastic. Lastly, most places online that I found this for sale listed it at £5+ ($7+) and this thing is plastic. A quick search will show you _metal_ pill keychain pill carriers with a rubber seal in pill capacities of 2, 4, 6 or 8 for slightly over £2 ($3 or less).
Very good points, upvoted for visibility. Still, this is a great video by Clive, and an important awareness campaign. Just noticed the aspirin tablets I keep at home have expired, I'll buy a new box tomorrow :)
+Jason Doe --> Thanks for the upvote. As I said in my comment, the video is great. Although I haven't see a bad BigClive video yet after almost a year of watching. It also brings awareness to BigClive's audience which might not otherwise watch a health PSA-style video. One reason I like BigClive: he seems to be interested in almost everything. ;)
+TO NO --> I'm responding to this to defend my original comment, not to start an argument. Therefore, if you read the front bottom left of the package starting at the very beginning of the video, nowhere does it use the words "world", "specifically" or "300mg." It is claiming to be "the first and only system designed to provide instant access to an emergency dose of soluble aspirin..." Direct quote from the package. As I stated in my original comment, doing a search for "emergency aspirin keyring" you'll find plenty. So even if it _was_ the first (which it isn't), it can't claim to be the only one in the world. It also states in the 3rd paragraph of that same section of the package: "Protects soluble aspirin from breaking, powdering, *and dampness* ." There is no way this plastic unit is going to keep out moisture, especially if you accidentally drop it in water. Most of the metal ones (including the one I carry) have a rubber O-ring which protects anything inside from moisture, even if it is directly submerged. I've tested mine by submerging it in a glass of water for around a minute with the results of no water getting inside. And finally, yes you can find metal units that will fit 13mm diameter pills. I don't provide any listings of products here because of two reasons: the first is I don't want to be accused of plugging a product for financial gain and the second is it is very easy to do a search online like I did to find products such as the ones I'm talking about.
+TO NO --> You have made some great points and made me realize I should have done more research on this product other than just reading the front of the package before posting a comment. To my mind, however, I'm still not convinced about the dampness issue until I get one and test it (which I will.) I will concede that the email notification might be unique to this product but in my defense the front of the package shown in this video doesn't mention that. Also, there are other aspirin keyring products that come with glow-in-the-dark ID tags but I will admit that there aren't many. I will also concede that most keyring metal pill holders do not come with any ID tags, including the one I carry.
Trust me the pain can manifest itself just about anywhere in your upper body. Fortunately mine happened 10 metres from the hospital door and I managed to get inside and virtually fall into the arms of an angel in Blue. If it had happened 10 minutes earlier I would have been driving in the outside lane of a three lane motorway. I now have the spray but Asprin was the first thing administered and it, along with some very skilled people, (big shout out to the folks at the Urgent Cases Unit at Halton Hospital, Runcorn)\saved my life. I was never a candidate for a heart attack, or so I thought, but the circumstances can arise in anyone, mine being caused by obstructive sleep apnea damaging my heart in the years prior to apnea diagnosis. I applaud your initiative Clive, this really could save someones life.
I learned recently that the chest pain-heart attack thing is a older white male symptom; many women present symptoms in the back. So just be cautious in general and pay attention to your body!
You were correct that you sensed both an acidic sour taste with a vinegar note...the compound is acetylsalicylic acid. Acetic acid is vinegar and originally the salicylate used to be isolated from willow tree bark.
Wasn't sure if this would be a sarcastic video or not. Great job keeping it more serious. Everyone should learn first aid and get cpr certification. It's easy to learn and retain the information and it really does save lives.
My ex and her friend went out for a meal, she was a lifeguard and first aid trained, her friend ended up choking on steak and she saved her life. It's true, you never know when you will need that knowledge and imagine if you were in that situation and didn't know what to do.
100% Correct. CPR should be taught to much more people. Back in 1982, I took a Commercial Diver course, where they taught us CPR and First Aid. Four years later, a secretary at our office was eating directly from those small bags of round peanuts... one of the peanuts rolled over her tongue, lodging at her trachea. She was putting her hands around her throat, emitting a faint whistling noise, barely breathing. In a minute, her face skin was dark blue-purplish color. Suddenly I remembered my training, and applied the Heimlich maneuver. I gave her two jolts, without results. Then I remembered the instructor telling us: "it is preferrable to break a couple of ribs, than to have the person dead by suffocation", and gave her a third stronger pull. The peanut went shot out of her throat, falling five feet away. There were several other people nearby, but their lack of training almost caused her death, because a couple of them were patting on her back, which only made the peanut fall deeper into her trachea, complicating her condition. Another person had some vague idea, but was ready to perform the maneuver in a wrong, dangerous way (by putting pressure at a too low point, risking the patient to have vomit, which if aspirated, turns the situation much worse, thus, correct training is of paramount importance!
Good idea. I took 2 aspirins for my first 3 mild attacks, then went and had a stent fitted after the 4th one. The paramedics said the aspirins probably saved my life! I now carry nitro-glycerine with me everywhere in a little sub-lingual spray.
ASPOD As an extremely young sufferer of early on set cardiac disease this is a briliant idea. Either way I think Im going to gave to buy one. Thanks for the video and sharing this extremely important fact,
Thanks for the good info, Clive. For those wondering about other options, there are many $1-$5 key fob pillboxes on Amazon or at any discount store. Many are better made, being machined from aluminum, plus waterproof with a nice O-ring. Not saying the Aspod is a bad thing, but there are plenty of other choices for the same functionality.
Aspod, I remember when I took some lifeguarding courses we were advised against giving the person anything due to liability reasons sadly, we were instructed to always call for help and just sit them down or put them in the prone position took keep them safe but never give them anything. We were allowed to help them take anything they had on them so this would solve the problem.
This is probably a Health and Safety policy. And also why they don't come with any aspirin. When I worked for Telstra many many years ago they upgraded all their First aid kits to remove aspirin and all eye wash bottles to ho remove distilled water. Of coarse every one just bought some aspirin and kept it in their toolbox or desk drawer.
Was going to say something about that too. Some meds are fairly benign (your usual over-the-counter stuff), but legal system of some countries is hard on anyone distributing it other than a licensed doctor or pharmacist. U.S. is one of the ones you may consider in the crazy zone with that kind of thing.
With the history of my family with Diabetes and heart trouble. And with the fact that I just turned the big 30 i'm going to add some aspirin to my Every Day Carry bottle.
Watching this video probably saved my mother's life. She suffered a heart attack and she put an aspirin under her tongue because I told her a few weeks earlier what to do in case you think you're having a heart attack. Thank you so much for this video.
This is also the reason I keep trying to publish papers in J Electroanal. Soc. (it is electroanalytical but that it the official short form) and PNAS, try saying I got my research in PNAS.
My wife is anaphylactic to asprin (salicylic acid), so much so she is sensitive to all related salicylates. This subsequently means she is allergic to most foods, care products, perfumes, air fresheners, etc. Our previous doctor used apple scented air fresheners and she would start swelling up when she went. No asprin in our house as a result.
2:53 When you started to draw the picture of the artery I was reminded of this kid I knew in school who had such a phobia about blood that he would go white as a sheet if you so much as mentioned the subject. If a biology teacher drew a picture of an artery on the chalkboard, he just left the classroom and went outside to collect himself. A few decades later I heard he had worked in the same factory I currently work in and he still had an intense blood phobia. If one of his workmates got a little cut a finger, he would just leave whatever he was doing and go to the break room to cool down.
Aspod Random fact: you can use Aspirin and a soldering iron to eat away the coating on enameled wire (headphone cables for example) like it's nothing and make them solderable. Just avoid the fumes since they're probably not particularly healthy...
Perhaps the coatings vary (not an area I know much about) but from prior experience fixing a break on an old pair of sony headphones, the coating flashed off just fine with a light touch from a lighter. Not sure if that's a particularly good way to go about it, but it got the job done.
The problem with the lighter method is that it leaves the burnt residue on the strands. I didn't have much luck creating good solder joints with wires stripped that way. They always looked kinda sloppy and solder didn't adhere to the strands all that well even after cleaning... but as you said that might have something to do with different coatings/lacquer :shrugs:
I had a stent fitted a couple of years back, always carry Kardegic with me which is basically aspirin, have other meds, but an aspirin a day keeps you out of hospital
Awesome public service Clive. With nearly 6000 comments thus far and 54,000+ views. The odds are pretty good your demonstration will save one of us in the near future. Personally, I just put a small bottle of aspirin in my lunch bags pocket.
1:50 the vinegary taste comes from the chemical decomposition of Aspirine, together with water the acetyle will get freed and becomes essentially acetic-acid (vinegar). This is especially accelerated through humidity, and the ASPODs dont have a good protection against that ... It would be better to put a blistered Aspirine in the Aspod, if you'll decide to carry it on a daily basis (and regularly change the content to prevent it from going bad). also please dont deliberatly take drugs, if you dodnt need them Clive! greetings from a long-time sub & german pharmacist ;D
Good advice! If you hadn't posted it, I would've done. You can tell when aspirin decomposes when you smell vinegar in its container. I'd be curious to know what advice you'd give to those of us who are allergic to aspirin.
Actually, for people at risk, taking a low dose on a daily basis is recommended. Apparently, it also helps against alien microorganism infections, if we may believe the good sir Crighton. ;)
My dad has had heart attacks a long while and just recently had a stroke. Unfortunately he's allergic to aspirin and his specific heart attacks aren't caused by platelet build up. Keep in mind this is a very rare circumstance and these are actually incredibly useful.
Interesting to note the differences in UK vs. US pharmaceuticals. In the US, a standard aspirin is 325mg, and almost always bulk (loose) packed in a vial. Foil packs are somewhat uncommon, and prescription meds are normally repackaged into individually labeled 'child resistant' vials by your pharmacist (chemist). Oddly enough, baby aspirin is exactly the same for both locales; 81mg, in a vial.
I must admit I haven't come across 81mg aspirin in the UK. For the most part it's fallen out of favor as pain relief in the UK having been replaced by paracetamol (acetaminophen), and ibuprofen. That being said aspirin in the UK is generally available as 300mg as shown by bigclive in the video, or as 75mg for its anti-platelet properties. Both are available in bulk packaging or in individually blistered packets.
Rhydocss We have no direct equivalent for 75mg. For that matter, I've asked many times why 81mg isn't simply 80mg. Nobody I've met has had an answer. Yes, NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug) in various forms have also taken prevalence over aspirin here. Sometimes, you just can't beat an aspirin. I happen to take a full 325mg aspirin to counteract the skin flushing reaction to taking niacin. It makes a world of difference!
Mike Cowen There is also a difference between Acetaminophen (or Paracetamol as it's called in the UK) tablet sizes in the US and UK. In the UK, Paracetamol is sold in 500mg tablets or capsules, and the recommended dose is 2x500mg every four hours. In the US, it's sold in 325mg tablets, but the dose is still two tablets, and not three, which is significantly less active ingredient.
Ooh that is strange, almost all prescription pills in the UK come in foil blister packs. It's not been like this for very long though, 15 - 20 years ago most prescription pills were still loose, with the pharmacist measuring out the right amount into usually a brown glass bottle, with a child safe top.
Hi Clive. Just a note because I would not like to see you having any problems. Including medication in the giveaway might not be legal in some countries plus if someone had an adverse reaction it could lead to legal troubles, Reye's syndrome comes to mind. I know you are generous and trying to help your viewers, but in these days you can't be too careful. Thanks for the vids.
Ordered my (2 sets) and received 2 'bare' asprin containers (without the key-ring and cord) for free. So I've got 4 containers, gave 1 to my girlfriend. And probably will give a filled set to my father to. Thanx for the advise
My room is cold. And i know, yeah, my printer munches less power than my PC at idle, but any little bit helps. I need to fire up my printer and start heating the plate RIGHT NOW.
I know you mentioned aspirin several times and the name of the product comes from aspirin+pod but I feel it needs to be said that you take aspirin for heart attacks, not ibuprofen, Tylenol/paracetamol, etc. Some people don't know the difference and think all pain killers are interchangeable.
William Lesco In Australia we auto-translate "aspirin" to "paracetamol" due to US TV... So I agree that Clive should have stressed it *has to be aspirin* - it will not work with other pain medication.
Great one again chap. What I would like to add is that 39 years ago I had a stomache bleed and was told I was alergic to Asprin. Last year, I had another bleed which was a blue light Nee Naa emergency to A+E where the paramedic said she thought I was dead on my bedroom floor. When I eventually was able to talk to my consultant, I told him that I haven't taken any Asprin. His reply was stark, and said I should be taking 75MG a day at my age to prevent a heart attack. Which I am now doing
ASPOD! ASPOD is almost as bad a name as one of my camera straps. Clearly, the people at Black Rapid who came up with the name R-Strap didn't think it through either.
If you cant find this product and want to have a small hard case to carry a couple of aspirin on you than you can get small pill cases for medication and such for not that much, there are even cheap ones that have key chain attachments like this one. Just do a search on amazon for pill case. I keep a simple first aid kit in my car which does include some aspirin in it but I dont carry any directly on me as I am under 35 but I suppose it would not hurt as I am overweight and over 30.
Every First Aid kid should have Aspirin but note that you should NEVER EVER attempt to give medication to an unconscious patient, you're just going to add choking to their problems. Sounds dumb, but I've actually witnessed people trying to do it. CPR can be learned in 30 minutes, I recommend everyone take the time to do so. If you're a business owner invest in an AED which will greatly increase the chances of survival. They're not expensive at all.
On eBay at the moment it's £5.40 for a single or £9.49 for a 4 pack but if you search for Pill fobs you can find so many different designs and cheaper too.
Yeah, I looked it up on their site and saw they're under £6. It must be international shipping that's the issue. No matter... I've got a 3d printer and can design something functionally the same in about 20 min.
HEADS UP: panic attacks are more common and less threatening with the same symptoms of a heart attack. Know yourself know that stress is real. Most of the “heart attacks” that goto the hospital are really panic attacks.
I unexpectedly ended up there for that very reason when my mum was at her peak of "activeness" during her descent into Alzheimer's. It had all the symptoms of a heart attack.
I have a condition called Barrettes esophagus which can cause extreme spasms in the chest which mimic heart attacks. I have spent many a time in the emergency room and hospitals getting every known test on my heart and coronary arteries. If I were to call emergency services every time I had sever chest pain I would be going to the hospital a couple of times a week. :( I always wonder, is this the time it really is a heart attack?
I had 2 heart attacks when I was 40, now 51 and not really changed my lifestyle too much (ok, not the best advert).. But, an Aspod probably should be something I should carry around..
hopefully you have meds that you are on, thus preventing another heart attack, ive had one too, and have 2 heart stents, and a blockage they cant reach, on meds for life (and for the last 5 years), so hopefully it will keep it away
Aspod sounds like some sort of weird Chinese knock-off of a well known MP3 player but especially designed to cater for people with a certain type of fetish.
Working in the medical field and seeing a number of admissions due to a MI, I think this is great. A super simple measure that people can use themselves or give to someone else presenting with symptoms of a MI. Unfortunately, I can't help but wonder why you chose to promote this product. I sincerely hope all is well with you, your friends and family.
TO NO, I guess I should have clarified what I was meaning. I was just hoping he or someone he knows didn't have a near miss with a medical emergency. Like what EMERGENCY TEMPORAL SHIFT said.
Aspod I think I need to grab a few of these, for my parents and one for myself. My father has had a heart attack in the past, and having asprin on hand truly does help especially in a somewhat high dosage like this.
i wont include the magic word because im only 21 yet let others that need it more win it but this is a life saver i am getting aspirin for the house now!
anyone else looking at that at the start thinking there was a C2032 inside... ? I once tried to solder directly onto a C2032 ...... BANG! woke me up :-)
Quite a few older consumer electronics devices have a C2032 hardwired to the circuit board to preserve settings, and these tend to need replacing after a few years. T that end, I've successfully soldered onto C2032. It takes a quick hand, low setting on the iron, and real lead solder.
The competition may be over but thumbs up for your concern I think it's great that you care so much about other people to make this video to begin with.
Another thing to point out, Not sure if it applies anywhere else but in Canada, Even an inactive phone that is not in service can call 911, 999 or any other emergency number and it will be routed through the closest strongest network regardless of the phones original carrier. We keep old retired cellphones in glove boxes of our cars just in case we need them for this reason. Check the charge weekly.
Here in the US, the 911 cell signal is also more reliable I think. There are plenty of times I have no cell service but my phone says it can still make emergency calls. Well, I just googled it and see why. 911 calls go through any available cell service, as long as the phone is capable of using that frequency, which with modern phones, they usually have radios that can work on a lot of frequencies.
snoopdogie187 It's likely that when dialing the emergency services your phone will automatically connect to the closest cell irrespective of whether it's owned by your provider, thus the signal is better.
Well I've got both major national carrier's brands of GSM walkietalkies at my disposal, and neither makes any signal better than ordinary usage when I dial 112.
I put on this video playing with the sound full blast. I ended up falling on a knife and while i lay passed out and bleeding my wife came in to ask me to turn it down and noticed i was dying and called for help. So the title is true and it saved my life. THX ;)
Hi Clive. Would love one of these from your giveaway! Read some comments though and finding your keys could be an issue. What about building one of these bluetooth key locators into it... Then it has double function...
Through hydrolysis, acetylsalicylic acid decomposes to the active drug salicylic acid and acetic acid. Aspirin was created as an easier to digest form of salicylic acid. So that's why aspirin tasted vinegary to you.
Pretty big unknown fact: the heart attack symptoms he mentioned in the beginning are usually what when feel. Women's heart attacks can feel totally different. From sweating a lot, stomach craps, getting nauseous, jaw pain, pain in either arm are just to name a few. Highly recommend women looking up the symptoms at least once so you know the signs.
Sorry, Clive. If this was simply advice to keep Asprin on you in case of heart attack, I'd give it a like. At £5-6 a time for a tiny plastic container & 2 tablets, it can only be described as grossly overpriced.
You'd hope that the money they raise goes to charities that deal with heart attacks and strokes. However a quick look revealed nothing on their website.
Yea, weird how companies that design products for a purpose don't give away the money they make which they need to pay employees, buy materials, and expand to charities that most likely pocket it anyway just because said charities are somehow related to what the product is advertised to be used to contain.
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, so it makes even more sense that it'd taste like vinegar. The acetyl group is basically acetic acid without the -OH, and vinegar is literally just diluted acetic acid. Neat
In response to the comment below the symptoms women can be less severe but women can and do experience the same symptoms. Both men and women can have heart attacks and experience no symptoms. These are called silent heart attacks. Generally cardiac related pain will be central, behind your sternum and dull tight or crushing in nature. It may travel up into your neck, jaw, shoulders and arms. It would not normally be changed by movement or inhalation. Some people may experience a sense of impending doom, nausea and vomiting.If you have a pain that matches this that does not match symptoms you have for other pretty existing non cardiac conditions call 999!Don't call your doctor they are not equipped to help you and being referred to the ambulance service via other health care services may lower the priority of your call. Do take 300mg of aspirin. Even if you have taken aspirin earlier in the day, have other bleeding disorders the generally stop you taking aspirin or take other blood thinners. The only exception is if you previously have had an ALLERGIC reaction to aspirin. The call taker from the ambulance service should direct you to do this. Sit down, rest and wait for help to arrive. This is what I do for a living.
I've pinned this as the top post. (First time I've actually done that.)
For the -1% of people that don't know, it's 911 in the US and could be different in your country. Look online to find out the real number for your emergency services NOW if you don't know.
I always tell patients that I would rather come out and take you to hospital to find you only have trapped wind than spend an hour pounding on your chest only to have to tell your loved ones that you're dead at the end of it.
FireController#1847 thanks for clearing that up I was skimming this post and saw 999 and was like isn't it 911 but it makes sense that different countries have different numbers
I forgot about Clive is an international celebrity!
I love the fact that even after more than 3 years, more than 7,500 comments and more than 195,000 views, Big Clive is still responding to / liking comments. That's dedication. Also I'm going to buy an aspod now.
I do try and respond to most comments. Make sure you buy it directly from the manufacturer as Amazon were price gouging when I released this video.
Just buy some damn aspirin and a pill fob. Buy generic aspirin which will be in a pressed pill so you can chew it up.
Stop wasting money on asspods. Regular anal beads work fine and you don't need to spend money on name brand anal beads. They're going up your butt, nobody will see the Bentley logo.
Saw this linked from your LED car fuse vid. Just off to buy one. Thanks Clive.
"If you thought you were having a heart attack, ask yourself: Do you have aspirin in the house? Do you know where you can get one?" YES, OF COURSE!! I have an Aspod on my keyring! .... NOW WHERE ARE MY BLOODY KEYS??
If you're in a risk group, put the thing on a necklace instead of your damn keyring. Always available and the symbolism makes sense, right there by your heart. :)
I was tempted to reply to that with heart symbols, but sadly they are still not rendered reliably by all browsers so I'm not going to risk cryptic glyphs for that. Have this video instead: ruclips.net/video/4kHl4FoK1Ys/видео.html
My keys are ALWAYS attached to my pants with a chain because I used to be extraordinarily talented to lose them when I was younger.
Sometimes I still lose my pants tho...
There's an app for finding your keys. Now where's my phone? Another app. Connection timed out. Uh oh.
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The Aspod also glows in the dark. If you register that you've got one with the company they send email reminders for you to change the tablets every so often. The attached loop is for adding emergency contact information e.g. Next of kin. 20-25% reduction in death rates for those that take aspirin in the early stages of a heart attack. Good stuff Clive!
I think you should apply to the BBC as a voice over. Real nice accent and very clear. I can hear you on Blue Planet now👍👏
Are You Crazy? I Can Always Hear He's Slimes And Saliva, That Is NOOT Nice :D
@@krisraps I think that's more mastering than his manner of speaking
@@krisraps That's more of an audio issue than anything. You'd just need to mic him up differently. I assume he's just got a lavaliere mic.
They are too afraid of "British TV studio teardown (with schematics)"
Clive's too busy tearing the world to bits to chain himself down to the BBC
Clive, I've been a family physician since 1985, and this is easily one of the best public health videos I've seen. My own Mom had a heart attack about 15 years ago, was given two aspirins at home by Dad before the ambulance arrived, and had a heart catheterization very soon after. Heart imaging on leaving the hospital showed zero damage! She's 82 now, and takes a walk every day at a pace that surprises her grand kids. Aspirin works!
aspod - For when your prostate needs music. Thanks Apple!
OMG ! I started laughing so hard I could't stop. My wife asked me what's wrong and I couldn't answer. Well done. Mike Austin, USA
It would be $300 from Apple.
But at least it wouldn't become constipated and lock-up like a P.C. (Piece of Crap) :-)
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@@aurora0257
looks like iButtPlug
Any topic: *Clive pulls out the notepad and draws two horizontal lines* Works for all circuits, electrical and arterial!
Hmm... this gives me an idea about a new 3D printing project. Maybe make some in different designs so they are like fashionable keychains! Maybe I could get a hold of an Aspod and sneakily take some dimensions.
What about just a ring? or opening watch?
Just beware that you make it waterproof. Completely waterproof.
And somehow include a desiccant.
LazerLord10 brilliant idea I would print one straight away
I also had that thought so i made this :D
www.thingiverse.com/thing:2801071
Having had 2 heart attacks, this *IS* a life saver!!! Stopping smoking is too...
what an idiot
Josh Lee why would you call me an idiot?
I went from being a firefighter paramedic and tearing ACL/MCL in both knees to a desk job doing IT work and that is where at 35 I had a heart attack. Survived military service and then fire service but a desk job nearly killed me. Aspirin saved my life, and I take a baby aspirin every day as protection now.
Kentucky Ranger because he's an idiot!!!😂
Kentucky Ranger if you're suffering long-term heart condition or even if you're not it's good to do this take two cloves of garlic twice a day one in the morning ish and one in the late afternoon evening, uncooked got to be uncooked?? And unfiltered olive oil preferably 150 ml a day so you can combine the two. Crush the garlic finely and make sure you keep the oil so probably do it in a dessert spoon top up with your olive oil and swallow maybe take another spoonful of olive oil afterwards. The garlic is good for cleaning the blood and helping red blood cells to work efficiently. If You're an alcoholic this is good as well. Virgin olive oil has been proven in tests to reduce cholesterol by 13%, by putting the garlic in the Oliver it helps it to be a carrier and prevents you having bad breath. People don't smell when they take garlic regularly? Try this and it should help you in the long term even the olive oil after I think it was a six month study showed a reduction in cholesterol.
And don't worry about having salt in your diet it has been proven now that's salt is good for the body a doctor has told me.
53 dislikes?
53 people put the "ass" in asspod.
53 people who hopefully never suffer a heart attack or need Asprin.
Great idea and lovely to see you promoting this!!
James Walton its now 67 dislikes. Even bigger 'Ass"pods.... Did they think it was taken via the ass while in the case?!
Let's just hope....
"I'm just going to eat an aspirin right now, hold on"
are u still alive ?
@@bryanmccann5778 I guess not. That's a long time to be silent.
@@Teknopottu amen to him lol
Remember that even though you may not be at risk of heart attack, carrying something like this can protect the people around you who may be more at risk. Be the guy at the party who brought the lifesaving aspirin.
Great video! But please note that you could get into legal trouble if you send them out with Aspirin included. You need a license to import or export drugs.
Pierre Please get this message higher up. I certainly don't want Clive getting in a shitload of trouble because they think he's a drug lord or something.
Justin Urhead it does include aspirin watch the video
+Justin Urhead --> Watch the video...the *product* doesn't come with aspirin but he states he will be including 2 aspirin in their foil package in the box he sends out to 5 people that he selects to receive a free one from him.
Might be wise to include the aspirin pack leaflet too. Not everyone can take blood thinners.
There are a shit ton of moda resellers in the UK and they are legal, sooooooo...
Aspod. I'd also like an Aspring, beta-blocket, and a pair of paracetamoccasins as I find them much more comfortable that Lemslippers.
Its ACETYL Salicylic Acid.
That is why the Vinegar taste.
Acid is why the vinegar taste.
Yes, the acetyl group is characteristic of vinegar. Plus aspirin is acidic. But the acetyl group is not the main functional entity, salicylic acid is, and it has a different taste. Willow bark is a natural source of salicin, which the body converts to salicylic acid, a trait perhaps evolved to discourage browsing animals by making them bleed too much, which excess aspirin will also do. Also there is methyl salicylate, which gives wintergreen oil its pleasant, minty flavor. I can tell you from personal experience, eating too much wintergreen candy in a short period will cause a stomach ache! Anyway, in the absence of aspirin, candy containing wintergreen oil will be better than nothing.
This video is *_great_* to raise awareness of aspirin effectiveness during a heart attack and carrying _any_ product like this is better than carrying nothing. However, I notice a few things wrong with this product (not the video.) I apologize in advance for the long comment.
First is that keychain aspirin carriers and keychain pill carriers in general are nothing new (even though the front of the package here claims, "The first and only system..."). Just search for "emergency aspirin keyring" on your favorite search engine.
Second is that if you look at it closely at 3:30 it doesn't appear to have any type of seal like a rubber grommet. Even if that grayish material the pills sit on is some type of desiccant it's still probably not going to protect the aspirin if you accidentally drop it in a puddle. Also, if you keep your keys in your pocket just imagine the all the moisture your paper money absorbs on a hot summer day also gradually soaking into your aspirin. Being open to moisture is an important concern regarding uncoated aspirin as it is _designed_ to be easily dissolved in water but loses its effectiveness being kept for very long in a moist environment. And the uncoated style of aspirin is exactly the type meant to be used in this product.
I personally like the keychain pill containers that have a screw-on top with a rubber o-ring seal and the one I carry is metal, not plastic. Lastly, most places online that I found this for sale listed it at £5+ ($7+) and this thing is plastic. A quick search will show you _metal_ pill keychain pill carriers with a rubber seal in pill capacities of 2, 4, 6 or 8 for slightly over £2 ($3 or less).
Very good points, upvoted for visibility.
Still, this is a great video by Clive, and an important awareness campaign. Just noticed the aspirin tablets I keep at home have expired, I'll buy a new box tomorrow :)
+Jason Doe --> Thanks for the upvote. As I said in my comment, the video is great. Although I haven't see a bad BigClive video yet after almost a year of watching. It also brings awareness to BigClive's audience which might not otherwise watch a health PSA-style video. One reason I like BigClive: he seems to be interested in almost everything. ;)
I think two closed blisters could fit in the grooves, in order to keep them physically safe from damage.
+TO NO --> I'm responding to this to defend my original comment, not to start an argument. Therefore, if you read the front bottom left of the package starting at the very beginning of the video, nowhere does it use the words "world", "specifically" or "300mg." It is claiming to be "the first and only system designed to provide instant access to an emergency dose of soluble aspirin..." Direct quote from the package. As I stated in my original comment, doing a search for "emergency aspirin keyring" you'll find plenty. So even if it _was_ the first (which it isn't), it can't claim to be the only one in the world.
It also states in the 3rd paragraph of that same section of the package: "Protects soluble aspirin from breaking, powdering, *and dampness* ." There is no way this plastic unit is going to keep out moisture, especially if you accidentally drop it in water. Most of the metal ones (including the one I carry) have a rubber O-ring which protects anything inside from moisture, even if it is directly submerged. I've tested mine by submerging it in a glass of water for around a minute with the results of no water getting inside. And finally, yes you can find metal units that will fit 13mm diameter pills.
I don't provide any listings of products here because of two reasons: the first is I don't want to be accused of plugging a product for financial gain and the second is it is very easy to do a search online like I did to find products such as the ones I'm talking about.
+TO NO --> You have made some great points and made me realize I should have done more research on this product other than just reading the front of the package before posting a comment. To my mind, however, I'm still not convinced about the dampness issue until I get one and test it (which I will.)
I will concede that the email notification might be unique to this product but in my defense the front of the package shown in this video doesn't mention that. Also, there are other aspirin keyring products that come with glow-in-the-dark ID tags but I will admit that there aren't many. I will also concede that most keyring metal pill holders do not come with any ID tags, including the one I carry.
My husband and I couldn't stop giggling everytime you said "Aspod".
We need to grow up 😆
Growing up is for old people and highly overrated. I've been taking a pass for nearly 5 decades now...
we are all 5. :D
Wat Lel -The Ceiling Destroyer As long as it hasn't degraded enough to turn Asspod into a drinking game.
Wat Lel -The Ceiling Destroyer Ass Pods
Trust me the pain can manifest itself just about anywhere in your upper body. Fortunately mine happened 10 metres from the hospital door and I managed to get inside and virtually fall into the arms of an angel in Blue. If it had happened 10 minutes earlier I would have been driving in the outside lane of a three lane motorway. I now have the spray but Asprin was the first thing administered and it, along with some very skilled people, (big shout out to the folks at the Urgent Cases Unit at Halton Hospital, Runcorn)\saved my life. I was never a candidate for a heart attack, or so I thought, but the circumstances can arise in anyone, mine being caused by obstructive sleep apnea damaging my heart in the years prior to apnea diagnosis. I applaud your initiative Clive, this really could save someones life.
I learned recently that the chest pain-heart attack thing is a older white male symptom; many women present symptoms in the back. So just be cautious in general and pay attention to your body!
I’m a 45-50 white male and when I had mine it’s pain was in the back and jaw. I guess I’m a woman.
You were correct that you sensed both an acidic sour taste with a vinegar note...the compound is acetylsalicylic acid. Acetic acid is vinegar and originally the salicylate used to be isolated from willow tree bark.
Most you tubers: we’re giving away a new 3090!!!
Clive: how about some aspirin
I love the practical giveaways
Wasn't sure if this would be a sarcastic video or not. Great job keeping it more serious. Everyone should learn first aid and get cpr certification. It's easy to learn and retain the information and it really does save lives.
My ex and her friend went out for a meal, she was a lifeguard and first aid trained, her friend ended up choking on steak and she saved her life. It's true, you never know when you will need that knowledge and imagine if you were in that situation and didn't know what to do.
100% Correct. CPR should be taught to much more people. Back in 1982, I took a Commercial Diver course, where they taught us CPR and First Aid. Four years later, a secretary at our office was eating directly from those small bags of round peanuts... one of the peanuts rolled over her tongue, lodging at her trachea. She was putting her hands around her throat, emitting a faint whistling noise, barely breathing. In a minute, her face skin was dark blue-purplish color. Suddenly I remembered my training, and applied the Heimlich maneuver. I gave her two jolts, without results. Then I remembered the instructor telling us: "it is preferrable to break a couple of ribs, than to have the person dead by suffocation", and gave her a third stronger pull. The peanut went shot out of her throat, falling five feet away. There were several other people nearby, but their lack of training almost caused her death, because a couple of them were patting on her back, which only made the peanut fall deeper into her trachea, complicating her condition.
Another person had some vague idea, but was ready to perform the maneuver in a wrong, dangerous way (by putting pressure at a too low point, risking the patient to have vomit, which if aspirated, turns the situation much worse, thus, correct training is of paramount importance!
Good idea. I took 2 aspirins for my first 3 mild attacks, then went and had a stent fitted after the 4th one. The paramedics said the aspirins probably saved my life!
I now carry nitro-glycerine with me everywhere in a little sub-lingual spray.
With a name like aspod and this being a Big Clive video, I was expecting something very different.
Good morning...as a bearer of 5..yes 5 cardiac stents I recommend you take this short video to (haha) heart..I always carry a couple of 300mg aspirin
Clive working for his OBE...
ASPOD
As an extremely young sufferer of early on set cardiac disease this is a briliant idea. Either way I think Im going to gave to buy one. Thanks for the video and sharing this extremely important fact,
Thanks for the good info, Clive. For those wondering about other options, there are many $1-$5 key fob pillboxes on Amazon or at any discount store. Many are better made, being machined from aluminum, plus waterproof with a nice O-ring. Not saying the Aspod is a bad thing, but there are plenty of other choices for the same functionality.
Aspod, I remember when I took some lifeguarding courses we were advised against giving the person anything due to liability reasons sadly, we were instructed to always call for help and just sit them down or put them in the prone position took keep them safe but never give them anything. We were allowed to help them take anything they had on them so this would solve the problem.
This is probably a Health and Safety policy. And also why they don't come with any aspirin.
When I worked for Telstra many many years ago they upgraded all their First aid kits to remove aspirin and all eye wash bottles to ho remove distilled water.
Of coarse every one just bought some aspirin and kept it in their toolbox or desk drawer.
Aspod!
They should do a version for people that need to take suppositories called......wait for it......Asspod.......I'll get my coat
I know I'm late, but I just have to post it. ASPOD
Did you just want to say “aspod”?
repeatedly
K5SM KPT BENCHOD ERSHPOD
Aspod
Don't send the asprin though, customs are a little trigger happy here.
Was going to say something about that too. Some meds are fairly benign (your usual over-the-counter stuff), but legal system of some countries is hard on anyone distributing it other than a licensed doctor or pharmacist. U.S. is one of the ones you may consider in the crazy zone with that kind of thing.
Aspod. Ive had heart attacks twice already and this sounds like a great idea to carry round with me.
It's probably worth getting in the habit of carrying some Aspirins whether you win an Aspod or not.
With the history of my family with Diabetes and heart trouble. And with the fact that I just turned the big 30 i'm going to add some aspirin to my Every Day Carry bottle.
scary :x
We just did a First Aid course on Saturday, and part way through on the heart attack action I shouted out "Aspod", to which I got a very funny look!
Aspod = tide pod suppository
Ive had too many heart attacks. This ASPOD is something good to have.
Watching this video probably saved my mother's life. She suffered a heart attack and she put an aspirin under her tongue because I told her a few weeks earlier what to do in case you think you're having a heart attack. Thank you so much for this video.
Happy to help. That's why this video is here.
aspod - Really love you spreading awareness of this. It could very well save a life or two.
ASPOD! oh God yes please I would love to tell people I got a thing called an aspod from a guy called bigclive who lives on the isle of Mann
This is also the reason I keep trying to publish papers in J Electroanal. Soc. (it is electroanalytical but that it the official short form) and PNAS, try saying I got my research in PNAS.
parity bit 0 Perhaps an Ass-Pod from the Isle of *Men?*
Neil Shirtcliffe
PNAS! LMFAO!
Was dying but then watched this video. Thx
FUCKOFFWITHTHEREALNAME good one
Stay away from the light
My wife is anaphylactic to asprin (salicylic acid), so much so she is sensitive to all related salicylates. This subsequently means she is allergic to most foods, care products, perfumes, air fresheners, etc. Our previous doctor used apple scented air fresheners and she would start swelling up when she went. No asprin in our house as a result.
Aspod is a good idea for everyone
@@kennethedwards884 ?
Plot twist: One of these pills is Aspirin and the other is Extasy.
Silweror one could save your life, but if it starts fading anyway take the other :)
There are 2 pills. One is blue, and the other is red....
Do you want to see how deep the rabbit hole g-- *HOLY FUK WATCH OUT FOR THOSE DRAGONS!*
*Ecstacy
Wait ... oops, wrong blue pill.
Aspod! Thank you for putting this competition up and increasing awareness of this idea. This is really cool!
ASPOD.
Wait...
Are we sure Clive has not filled these with his wizardry... he wants his own Adipose army..
Really possible. 😐
Clive can do anything! Nice Doctor who reference there!
2:53 When you started to draw the picture of the artery I was reminded of this kid I knew in school who had such a phobia about blood that he would go white as a sheet if you so much as mentioned the subject. If a biology teacher drew a picture of an artery on the chalkboard, he just left the classroom and went outside to collect himself. A few decades later I heard he had worked in the same factory I currently work in and he still had an intense blood phobia. If one of his workmates got a little cut a finger, he would just leave whatever he was doing and go to the break room to cool down.
Aspod
Random fact: you can use Aspirin and a soldering iron to eat away the coating on enameled wire (headphone cables for example) like it's nothing and make them solderable. Just avoid the fumes since they're probably not particularly healthy...
It does work, but it has to be aspirin (real Bayer or "knockoff" 3rd party). Paracetamol or ibuprofen won't work at all
Perhaps the coatings vary (not an area I know much about) but from prior experience fixing a break on an old pair of sony headphones, the coating flashed off just fine with a light touch from a lighter. Not sure if that's a particularly good way to go about it, but it got the job done.
The problem with the lighter method is that it leaves the burnt residue on the strands. I didn't have much luck creating good solder joints with wires stripped that way. They always looked kinda sloppy and solder didn't adhere to the strands all that well even after cleaning... but as you said that might have something to do with different coatings/lacquer :shrugs:
Knaeckebrotsaege
Freebasing aspirin? Why not? What could go wrong?
Aspod.
Simple but great idea. My father died from a heart attack and sadly heart problems run in the family.
I'll pass on the draw for the Aspod as I keep a little card of aspirin and a GTN spray in my "oh here we go again" kit. Stay well!
almagill GTN spray?
almagill gtn is that dynamite spray in the little red bottle
John sweda nitroglycerin pill.
I had a stent fitted a couple of years back, always carry Kardegic with me which is basically aspirin, have other meds, but an aspirin a day keeps you out of hospital
Awesome public service Clive. With nearly 6000 comments thus far and 54,000+ views. The odds are pretty good your demonstration will save one of us in the near future. Personally, I just put a small bottle of aspirin in my lunch bags pocket.
1:50 the vinegary taste comes from the chemical decomposition of Aspirine, together with water the acetyle will get freed and becomes essentially acetic-acid (vinegar). This is especially accelerated through humidity, and the ASPODs dont have a good protection against that ...
It would be better to put a blistered Aspirine in the Aspod, if you'll decide to carry it on a daily basis (and regularly change the content to prevent it from going bad).
also please dont deliberatly take drugs, if you dodnt need them Clive!
greetings from a long-time sub & german pharmacist ;D
Good advice! If you hadn't posted it, I would've done. You can tell when aspirin decomposes when you smell vinegar in its container. I'd be curious to know what advice you'd give to those of us who are allergic to aspirin.
Actually, for people at risk, taking a low dose on a daily basis is recommended.
Apparently, it also helps against alien microorganism infections, if we may believe the good sir Crighton. ;)
I went and took an aspirin just out of spite.
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid which hydrolyses in water to form acetic acid. That's probably why it tastes like vinegar :P
Scitch2781 no, he said salicylic acid. It does produce salicylic acid as well, but the vinegar taste is due to the acetic acid
My dad has had heart attacks a long while and just recently had a stroke. Unfortunately he's allergic to aspirin and his specific heart attacks aren't caused by platelet build up.
Keep in mind this is a very rare circumstance and these are actually incredibly useful.
Interesting to note the differences in UK vs. US pharmaceuticals. In the US, a standard aspirin is 325mg, and almost always bulk (loose) packed in a vial. Foil packs are somewhat uncommon, and prescription meds are normally repackaged into individually labeled 'child resistant' vials by your pharmacist (chemist). Oddly enough, baby aspirin is exactly the same for both locales; 81mg, in a vial.
I must admit I haven't come across 81mg aspirin in the UK. For the most part it's fallen out of favor as pain relief in the UK having been replaced by paracetamol (acetaminophen), and ibuprofen. That being said aspirin in the UK is generally available as 300mg as shown by bigclive in the video, or as 75mg for its anti-platelet properties. Both are available in bulk packaging or in individually blistered packets.
Body mass differen....;)
Rhydocss We have no direct equivalent for 75mg. For that matter, I've asked many times why 81mg isn't simply 80mg. Nobody I've met has had an answer. Yes, NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug) in various forms have also taken prevalence over aspirin here. Sometimes, you just can't beat an aspirin. I happen to take a full 325mg aspirin to counteract the skin flushing reaction to taking niacin. It makes a world of difference!
Mike Cowen
There is also a difference between Acetaminophen (or Paracetamol as it's called in the UK) tablet sizes in the US and UK. In the UK, Paracetamol is sold in 500mg tablets or capsules, and the recommended dose is 2x500mg every four hours. In the US, it's sold in 325mg tablets, but the dose is still two tablets, and not three, which is significantly less active ingredient.
Ooh that is strange, almost all prescription pills in the UK come in foil blister packs.
It's not been like this for very long though, 15 - 20 years ago most prescription pills were still loose, with the pharmacist measuring out the right amount into usually a brown glass bottle, with a child safe top.
Hi Clive. Just a note because I would not like to see you having any problems. Including medication in the giveaway might not be legal in some countries plus if someone had an adverse reaction it could lead to legal troubles, Reye's syndrome comes to mind.
I know you are generous and trying to help your viewers, but in these days you can't be too careful.
Thanks for the vids.
Ordered my (2 sets) and received 2 'bare' asprin containers (without the key-ring and cord) for free. So I've got 4 containers, gave 1 to my girlfriend. And probably will give a filled set to my father to.
Thanx for the advise
I know it's an old video, but I wanted to watch it to see/hear Clive saying ASPOD so many times... simple entertainment at its best.
Finally a reason to boot my 3d printer up again :)
STL plz.
My room is cold. And i know, yeah, my printer munches less power than my PC at idle, but any little bit helps. I need to fire up my printer and start heating the plate RIGHT NOW.
Such a great idea. I'm gonna make one too!
That's a great idea!
Shall whip up some cad once I get home will try to post a link to thingiverse later
I know you mentioned aspirin several times and the name of the product comes from aspirin+pod but I feel it needs to be said that you take aspirin for heart attacks, not ibuprofen, Tylenol/paracetamol, etc. Some people don't know the difference and think all pain killers are interchangeable.
William Lesco
In Australia we auto-translate "aspirin" to "paracetamol" due to US TV... So I agree that Clive should have stressed it *has to be aspirin* - it will not work with other pain medication.
*As he swirls it around his mouth with a glass of Gin.
Great one again chap.
What I would like to add is that 39 years ago I had a stomache bleed and was told I was alergic to Asprin.
Last year, I had another bleed which was a blue light Nee Naa emergency to A+E where the paramedic said she thought I was dead on my bedroom floor.
When I eventually was able to talk to my consultant, I told him that I haven't taken any Asprin.
His reply was stark, and said I should be taking 75MG a day at my age to prevent a heart attack.
Which I am now doing
ASPOD!
ASPOD is almost as bad a name as one of my camera straps. Clearly, the people at Black Rapid who came up with the name R-Strap didn't think it through either.
Barney Allen
There used to be a shoe shop in London that was called R. Soles!
Indeed there was! It was on the Kings Road, Chelsea. I bought a pair of boots there back in the 1980s. :)
There was a Co-Op shoe shop at the Cornhill in Lincoln. I never could buy shoes there!
Dont forget, use 300mg in emergencys not 75mg
Or you can cew 3 of them if you only have 75mg
Maybe 4....
quik maffs
ID GAF
;)
acetylsalicylic acid in German: Acetylsalicylsäure
German abbreviation: ASS
So it's an ASSpod indeed.
Indeed
Though Ass in german doesn't refee to ones backside but in fact to the ace of a card deck.
If you cant find this product and want to have a small hard case to carry a couple of aspirin on you than you can get small pill cases for medication and such for not that much, there are even cheap ones that have key chain attachments like this one. Just do a search on amazon for pill case. I keep a simple first aid kit in my car which does include some aspirin in it but I dont carry any directly on me as I am under 35 but I suppose it would not hurt as I am overweight and over 30.
Every First Aid kid should have Aspirin but note that you should NEVER EVER attempt to give medication to an unconscious patient, you're just going to add choking to their problems. Sounds dumb, but I've actually witnessed people trying to do it. CPR can be learned in 30 minutes, I recommend everyone take the time to do so. If you're a business owner invest in an AED which will greatly increase the chances of survival. They're not expensive at all.
I looked these up because this is pure genius. They're $45 in the US! Are they seriously this much in the UK too?
Tony Tuite £5.99
On eBay at the moment it's £5.40 for a single or £9.49 for a 4 pack but if you search for Pill fobs you can find so many different designs and cheaper too.
Tony Tuite try a different site
Aspod
Yeah, I looked it up on their site and saw they're under £6. It must be international shipping that's the issue. No matter... I've got a 3d printer and can design something functionally the same in about 20 min.
HEADS UP: panic attacks are more common and less threatening with the same symptoms of a heart attack. Know yourself know that stress is real. Most of the “heart attacks” that goto the hospital are really panic attacks.
I unexpectedly ended up there for that very reason when my mum was at her peak of "activeness" during her descent into Alzheimer's. It had all the symptoms of a heart attack.
bigclivedotcom just as scary to see.
xXWOND3RBR3ADXx, sure, but it's a million times better to mistake a panic attack for a heart attack, than vice versa.
While true, you should still treat it as if it were a heart attack, call your country's emergency number, and let the doctor sort it out.
+Coffeehound Agreed. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Glad this has a spot of foam in it. I find keychain holders tend to turn pills into dust after a short while.
I have a condition called Barrettes esophagus which can cause extreme spasms in the chest which mimic heart attacks. I have spent many a time in the emergency room and hospitals getting every known test on my heart and coronary arteries. If I were to call emergency services every time I had sever chest pain I would be going to the hospital a couple of times a week. :( I always wonder, is this the time it really is a heart attack?
Nothing beats an Aspod! And when you survive the heart attack, you can fill it with tic tacs.
Ray Cathcart or skittles. Or M&Ms. Or... I could go on all day! I guess it would work if you have low blood sugar at the same time.
Whatever your ass desires.
I had 2 heart attacks when I was 40, now 51 and not really changed my lifestyle too much (ok, not the best advert).. But, an Aspod probably should be something I should carry around..
Simon Parkes What happened?
I survived :)
Simon Parkes haha! Yeah, no shit!
There are worse places, I could introduce you to my ex wife..... :)
hopefully you have meds that you are on, thus preventing another heart attack, ive had one too, and have 2 heart stents, and a blockage they cant reach, on meds for life (and for the last 5 years), so hopefully it will keep it away
In our first aid bags at work we have 50mg of aspirin available. It is suggested to have it absorbed under the tongue rather than swallow
Goodonya Big Clive, I have an alloy tube with a screw cap and o-ring holds 6 aspirin guaranteed water tight. $2 dollars.
Aspod sounds like some sort of weird Chinese knock-off of a well known MP3 player but especially designed to cater for people with a certain type of fetish.
GamingMill 😆
In other words, an item featured on Ashens instead, haha
Working in the medical field and seeing a number of admissions due to a MI, I think this is great. A super simple measure that people can use themselves or give to someone else presenting with symptoms of a MI.
Unfortunately, I can't help but wonder why you chose to promote this product. I sincerely hope all is well with you, your friends and family.
They randomly approached me and I thought it was worth sharing.
Matthew Garcia was concerned that BigClive might have had a near miss with a heart attack.
TO NO, I guess I should have clarified what I was meaning. I was just hoping he or someone he knows didn't have a near miss with a medical emergency.
Like what EMERGENCY TEMPORAL SHIFT said.
my dad has carried asprin wherever he goes for years for as long as i can remember
Aspod
I think I need to grab a few of these, for my parents and one for myself. My father has had a heart attack in the past, and having asprin on hand truly does help especially in a somewhat high dosage like this.
i wont include the magic word because im only 21 yet let others that need it more win it but this is a life saver i am getting aspirin for the house now!
*ASSPOD*
Pha Q Instructions unclear, Tide pod stuck up arse. Send help.
James Grimwood hahaha while having a heart attack 😂🤣
Demonetized XD
my dad took 2 massive heart attacks and hes a bigger man im glad i know this and well make sure he has some on him at all times now
Aspod, or asspod? Two very different products.
The Asspod, isn't that the optional subwoofer for Apple Earpods?
Arsepod
:-) this is what i tought of as well...
anyone else looking at that at the start thinking there was a C2032 inside... ? I once tried to solder directly onto a C2032 ...... BANG! woke me up :-)
Thanks for the tip
I thought it was some kind of miniature defibrillator, bamboozled
I once tried recharging a CR 2032, thinking it was rechargeable. They're better than Chinese firecrackers!
Quite a few older consumer electronics devices have a C2032 hardwired to the circuit board to preserve settings, and these tend to need replacing after a few years. T that end, I've successfully soldered onto C2032. It takes a quick hand, low setting on the iron, and real lead solder.
I imagine scratching up the cell's shiny surface a bit would help too. Not that I've tried it.
The competition may be over but thumbs up for your concern I think it's great that you care so much about other people to make this video to begin with.
lets make a game of it, 5 of the 6 people gets aspirin the last one gets a placebo pill.
ASPOD Very public spirited of you Big Clive thank you
Another thing to point out, Not sure if it applies anywhere else but in Canada, Even an inactive phone that is not in service can call 911, 999 or any other emergency number and it will be routed through the closest strongest network regardless of the phones original carrier. We keep old retired cellphones in glove boxes of our cars just in case we need them for this reason. Check the charge weekly.
Yep! Works same here in the U.S. and we've given many of our old cellular phones to the more elderly in our families just for that purpose if needed.
Here in the US, the 911 cell signal is also more reliable I think. There are plenty of times I have no cell service but my phone says it can still make emergency calls.
Well, I just googled it and see why. 911 calls go through any available cell service, as long as the phone is capable of using that frequency, which with modern phones, they usually have radios that can work on a lot of frequencies.
snoopdogie187
It's likely that when dialing the emergency services your phone will automatically connect to the closest cell irrespective of whether it's owned by your provider, thus the signal is better.
That is correct!
Well I've got both major national carrier's brands of GSM walkietalkies at my disposal, and neither makes any signal better than ordinary usage when I dial 112.
I put on this video playing with the sound full blast. I ended up falling on a knife and while i lay passed out and bleeding my wife came in to ask me to turn it down and noticed i was dying and called for help. So the title is true and it saved my life. THX ;)
The ass pod challenge
Edit: I’m sorry
Edit to the edit: changed my mind no I’m not... it needed to be typed into existence
Zombie24life I prefer to write it as "Ass-Pod".
ASPOD , this is definitely an interesting and useful video! Thanks!
Hi Clive. Would love one of these from your giveaway! Read some comments though and finding your keys could be an issue. What about building one of these bluetooth key locators into it... Then it has double function...
smitcher Though less fun, it's probably better to put it on a necklace.
Through hydrolysis, acetylsalicylic acid decomposes to the active drug salicylic acid and acetic acid. Aspirin was created as an easier to digest form of salicylic acid. So that's why aspirin tasted vinegary to you.
Pretty big unknown fact: the heart attack symptoms he mentioned in the beginning are usually what when feel. Women's heart attacks can feel totally different. From sweating a lot, stomach craps, getting nauseous, jaw pain, pain in either arm are just to name a few. Highly recommend women looking up the symptoms at least once so you know the signs.
Sorry, Clive. If this was simply advice to keep Asprin on you in case of heart attack, I'd give it a like. At £5-6 a time for a tiny plastic container & 2 tablets, it can only be described as grossly overpriced.
It is mainly advice to keep Aspirin on you at all times.
Remember that these probably aren't made to the same quality as $1 plastic goo-gahs from china.
I stick to the Dutch made goo-gahs. Yum
You'd hope that the money they raise goes to charities that deal with heart attacks and strokes.
However a quick look revealed nothing on their website.
Yea, weird how companies that design products for a purpose don't give away the money they make which they need to pay employees, buy materials, and expand to charities that most likely pocket it anyway just because said charities are somehow related to what the product is advertised to be used to contain.
Just checked on Amazon (U.S.) and these are listed as $45 for 1.... Something must be wrong with that.
EpoxyJewelry.com Yeah, just a little pill box that says ASSPOD on the side of it.
Buy directly from their own UK website linked in the video description.
You can simply search for "keychain pill holder" -- there's plenty of brands. Just make sure you pick one that's easy to open in panic.
ASPOD and thank you for the advice.
yes i carry a small metal one , a dollar from china, i carry a days worth of meds as i am on various pills for my heart, so cannot miss them
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, so it makes even more sense that it'd taste like vinegar. The acetyl group is basically acetic acid without the -OH, and vinegar is literally just diluted acetic acid.
Neat
also more importantly, lol Aspod
Aspod good idea remember to let ambulance crew know you have taken asprin.
Aspod. Just back from a wake....massive heart attack cause of death.