I hear this all the time, someone’s freezing and they need to stay awake to stay alive, or they’re overdosing and need to be woken up or kept awake so they don’t die. I don’t understand that though, wouldn’t that put extra stress on the body and actually kill you?
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Truly, being awake isn’t necessarily important.
But in an emergency situation, someone being awake tells you 3 crucial things: first, they must have a heartbeat that is getting blood to their brain. Second, they must have enough oxygen in their blood to feed the brain. Third, they must have a high enough blood pressure to deliver that blood and oxygen to the brain.
If someone is awake and talking to you, you don’t need to be checking vitals as much.
If someone passes out, you now need to start checking vitals frequently
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