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As someone who treats shock victims I'll have to agree with part of the "correct" answer since Paragon said the victim was NOT in shock yet. However, I don't get the "animal meat" part, WTF ?!? Secondly, oral rehydration is a well-proven therapy even when someone is in shock if there are no alternatives, i.e. you are up the mountain on your Hummer and there was an accident. The key is to do it slowly, sips at a time or a straw at a time (stick the straw in the liquid, close one end with your finger, transfer to the mouth, release, repeat every 3 minutes until you get about a gallon into an adult victim). Now if the person is in a coma as well from a head injury or deep shock so he can't swallow then...SOL folks. I think the lesson here is to think ahead and bring along plenty of water and Gatorade and straws (in a pinch use a piece of bark as a spoon). Of course if you are stuck on the mountains for a few days and need liquid, there is a set up where you can purify your urine to drink... but that's another story.