Why do people need to be kept awake to not die during health hazards?

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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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essentially you want to keep the body running and moving blood around even if it is a lot of work because the alternative is worse – the sudden shock from the full system shutting down at a critical moment can be fatal

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