Not necessarily.
Patients can be at any level of awareness, conscious or unconscious, because life support is only taking the place of the organs (heart, lungs) that would normally keep them alive.
Even if not fully awake, the person on life support may be able to hear and think, so it can help to talk to them, or let them listen to music or the radio. It can help them to remain calm when they are feeling alone or stressed.
They are not awake.
They are not awake.
Life support means keeping one alive when their body is unable to do this on it's own. The decisions as to when to take someone off life support is taken by doctors.
Not very long on life support - a few months
They're awake.
It is obviously cheaper to execute a prisoner than to support someone for life in prison; but that isn't how we make decisions that involve life and death in this country.
It varies.
An agrypnotic is a medication which prevents someone from sleeping, or causes someone to remain awake.
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if they are talking to you while doing an action
You can give them a heart attack
if they are awake. If they are sleeping, it is most likely they are dreaming