Video games tend to adhere to action movie manuals. If heroes want to disable stupid people without killing them, they can always knock them down. This way, once all conflicts have been resolved, the bad guys wake up, see their way wrong, and then bear the costs for them.
Some stealth games even encode the subconscious as a non-lethal choice, which is an additional difficulty for those who like to overcome the quiet satisfaction of self-imposed rules. If you can knock it down without using a gun, you will get a special trophy and unique ending as a reward for pacifism.
Except not pacifism, is it? Beyond the context of a fictional conflict zone, making someone unconscious is a very violent thing. Is it really possible to do this safely and save the day with a free conscience?
Dr Juliette Fraser, a consultant on neuroanaesthesia and neurointensive care, said: "If you beat someone with their head, they are likely to die." "It's actually hard to hit someone, Make them unconscious, but not life threatening. "
That's the old fashioned way out the window. The thief's Garrett must sell his trusted blackjack to the fence, and JC Denton should return the baton to UNATCO's quartermaster. The sound of whipping a skull with steel has never sounded healthy, think about it.
As seen in Shame and Divide Cells, a more modern approach is to have the protagonist wrap his arm around the enemy's neck and chop it out from behind. This is similar to various chokes used by martial artists and military personnel in the real world, so it has a realistic basis.
Dr Fraser said: "You must be able to obstruct someone's carotid pressure, and these pressures will disappear." The carotid arteries carry oxygenated blood to the head, so without them, the brain cannot maintain consciousness. "In theory, I think if you can do it with enough power … you will have to stay there for a few minutes."
Even Sam Fisher does not have a biceps large enough to hold a bumpy NPC for two minutes without alerting nearby guards. To make matters worse, there is a clear risk of cutting off blood and oxygen to the brain-the victim may suffer a stroke or hypoxic brain damage.
Of course, it is better to resort to drugs: without darts and gas arrows, leave the house without a thief. Dr Fraser said: "Depending on the drug you choose to use, hitting with a dartboard, some kind of intramuscular injection is definitely possible."
During her work, Dr. Fraser sometimes gives patients intramuscular injections of ketamine to keep them breathing but knock them down. Another option is intramuscular Lauraxi m. "Theoretically, you can take an overdose on someone, but most of the time it is quite safe."
Of course, this is much safer than throttling-but the government's super panic will still wait two to three minutes for the drug to take effect, which is easy for drug users to press the panic button and warn all mercenaries. Underground volcano base.
"The only way they can reduce it to a few seconds is by intravenous injection," Dr. Fraser said. "I do a lot of things in what is called total intravenous anesthesia, so it's constantly infused with anesthetic."
Anesthesiologists are walking around to ensure that their patients are unconscious and safe during the procedure. Adam Jensen may not do this. What happens when the nano-enhanced ninja moves?
"You will worry that they will stop breathing or become too shallow, resulting in low oxygen levels," Dr. Fraser said. They may have hypoxic brain damage and lower blood pressure. They can inhale. "
This is the classic rock star death-if unconscious people vomit, their airways may be blocked. It is for this reason that surgeons ask patients to starve before surgery. In an emergency room, a comatose patient may be full, and doctors classify the airway as "unprotected." In this case, they use a breathing tube to ventilate the patient-essentially breathing for the patient.
It's hard to imagine Corvo assembling these breathing tubes during a fascinating tower escape. If he really cares, all he can do is put the victims next to them. "You can put them in a recovery state," Dr. Fraser said. "It will get some people out of the situation." When he threw someone into the trash can, Corvo considered something.
However, there is no guarantee of survival. Of course, the best way to ensure true non-lethality is not to hit or abuse anyone with anything. I know this seems far-fetched. It's time to start practicing ghost games, wearing black clothes, painting faces with camouflage, and combining them with shadows.
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