"It's a survival instinct that includes resilience and flexibility. "In these circumstances, we as human beings are able to activate mechanisms that are needed in order to survive," Maidenberg said. Everybody has them, but they are not typically used because there is no need for them, he said. The goal of these mechanisms is to help humans tolerate distress. Maidenberg said several psychological and physiological mechanisms are activated when people are trapped under rubble or heavy debris. "So, hypothermia will set in very quickly, in cold, especially when people are unable to access some way to cover themselves and to stay warm after events, and certainly that's compounded by injuries that they might have from the event itself." Psychological survival mechanism activated "The inclement weather also plays a role," Morris said. Morris said this is another example of how luck can play a role in survival. Temperatures at night have fallen to as low as 32 F, making it hard for those who are trapped to stay warm. Currently, in Turkey, temperatures have been unseasonably cold.
One thing that can affect survival is the weather. It's very unpleasant … but the majority of people will not die without eating." "People can survive weeks and weeks, if not months, without eating. "The idea that you need food to survive, that's just not the case," he said. Korkut said he also ate his family's flowers to survive, which is something else Morris said he doesn't recommend. Morris said if people absolutely need to drink some sort of liquid and are not near water but have access to soda or coffee, he recommends drinking it in extreme circumstances, as long as people realize that these liquids can still be dehydrating. But certainly, from a survival standpoint, these are not adequate." There's definitely a psychological event that occurs where people are so desperately thirsty that any liquid will seem preferable to nothing at all. "It can absolutely dehydrate you faster than not drinking anything at all.
"Almost universally not recommended," he said. Morris said he advises against this if you're trapped under rubble - as well as drinking sea water or alcohol - because it can be dehydrating. MORE: Little girl rescued after 178 hours in rubble of catastrophic earthquake in Turkey
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