similar episodes happen when police are killed by a criminal, they had never had any type of scenario occur to them in which a criminal did not immediately surrender, therefor they have never had to go through in their mind what would i do if the criminal does not surrender but attacks me instead. when they meet up with a criminal that attacks them instead of giving up they get killed.
to this man he split up from his hunting buddy, just like they had done many times over the years. he was hunting a local area, so he would just meet up with his buddy back at the truck just like usual. except he took a wrong turn, it got dark, the weather turned colder than usual, it is snowing and he is getting wet, he kept walking but did not get to the truck, now he was not only getting colder but he was becoming exhausted, the combination of the two sapped his ability to think in a very profound but insideous way. the only plan he had was to keep walking, , this is the only thing that he has programed his mind to do, he did not really program his mind that he might have to overnight, he did not program his mind that he should start a fire, after all the truck was just up the road a bit wasent it. now he is getting colder, his ability to think is clouded as his body is using all the available stores of glucose that are available to keep walking and to keep warm, ever see a diabetic with low blood sugar, just like a drunk. drunks dont think too well. now his blood sugar is getting used up and his brain can only think about getting back to the truck, he is not really capable of thinking about changing his actions and getting settled for the night. now he just keeps going untill he cant walk anymore, has depleted available glucose stores from his liver, sits down and starts to shiver, which uses up a whole lot of energy that he does not have. body core temperature continues to drop, he has no way to warm up,has lost motor coordination, he is now beyond the point of self rescue, at this point even if he had the means to start a fire and make camp he would not be able to physically do it, he needs someone to find him, to get him warm, but the rescue team shows up hours later, now his temperature is really depressed, they try to warm him with clothing, but he does not have much ability to make a lot of heat, he needs to beactively warmed, hot air to breath, hot fluids placed via IV route, hot fluids placed through a tube into his stomach, glucose to restore his ability to make heat and to think. he is dying slowly, the rescue team knows this but cant help him, he needs a hospital. but they cant get him out, the weather has closed in on them. he finally get to a clearing and is picked up by chopper gets to the hospital, but has slipped into irreversable shock, he dies.
that is how it happens, the most insideous part of the equation is the subtle effects that the cooling of the body and the massive blood glucose drain have on the brains ability to think. you know that kids that dont eat breakfast do worse on exams-- the brain needs fuel, what about this guy he has drained all his fuel after hunting in rough terrain all day, now chilling his body with wet clothes and cold temperatures. this guy was not capable of reacting, his mind was like a broken record player-- i need to find my truck-- i need to find my truck. this was the only program available for the computer to run.
alex
