Betty loves her Band-Aids.
October 8, 2013 6:34 AM   Subscribe

The Australian Red Cross has released a slightly warped and brilliant short: Band-Aids can't fix everything. Learn First Aid. [slyt | via]
posted by quin (10 comments total) 17 users marked this as a favorite
 
Love it! You would never see that in the U.S.
posted by michellenoel at 6:47 AM on October 8, 2013


Fantastic. And this one is even more over-the-top: Paperclips can be dangerous.
posted by rory at 7:04 AM on October 8, 2013 [5 favorites]


Well the one bad thing in the video is the person with the "Spear" through them... SHE COULD have put it ON the wound... unrealistic ;)
posted by mrgroweler at 7:04 AM on October 8, 2013


Ah yes, I was just coming in to post the Paperclips link. Glorious stuff.
posted by not the fingers, not the fingers at 7:11 AM on October 8, 2013


You would never see that in the U.S.

I'm not so sure about that. But it's probably more of a function of the American Red Cross's choice to go in a more shmaltzy direction in their advertising than what the market will bear.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 7:28 AM on October 8, 2013


Between this and last year's "Dumb Ways to Die" train safety spot, Australia Wins PSAs.
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:49 AM on October 8, 2013 [1 favorite]


Reminds me of Dr. Diane from my kids' old Busytown game - "Put a bandage on it."
posted by caddis at 11:20 AM on October 8, 2013


So what, exactly, is correct first aid for a paperclip stuck in the eye?
posted by rhiannonstone at 6:00 PM on October 8, 2013


I'm curious about why people say you wouldn't see that in the US? (I'm in Australia myself). What is it about the ad that would be thought offensive? Is it the depiction of injuries? Even on stick figures? Don't you see much much worse than that in TV shows and movies?
posted by lollusc at 6:48 PM on October 8, 2013


Lollusc, I suspect that part of the reason it wouldn't be a thing in the US is because we don't seem to like to acknowledge that well-meaning people can be a source of more harm than help. Betty has bandages! She's helping!

They're also pretty gory for a PSA here--especially the paperclip one. The acceptable way to show violence and gore is for it to be entertaining, not inform-y. I mean, as a comparison, Australia's cigarette warnings are horrifying. There are photos! Ours...um, well, they say SMOKING KILLS in black letters. (They tried to push for AU-style warnings, and it was ruled to be too close to anti-smoking advocacy.) Gore or gross in a PSA context just isn't done here, for whatever reason.
posted by MeghanC at 7:34 PM on October 8, 2013


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