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[[File:HW34.png|thumb|300px|[[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] entering cryo-sleep]] | |||
'''Cryonics''' is the science of preserving a [[human]] or other organism in stasis for extended periods of time. It is often mistaken for [[Wikipedia:Cryogenics#Definitions and distinctions|cryogenics]], which is merely the study of cold on materials. | '''Cryonics''' is the science of preserving a [[human]] or other organism in stasis for extended periods of time. It is often mistaken for [[Wikipedia:Cryogenics#Definitions and distinctions|cryogenics]], which is merely the study of cold on materials. | ||
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==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
===Put-down cycle=== | ===Put-down cycle=== | ||
[[File:FUD - CryoInject.jpg|thumb|250px|The injection of cytoprethaline]] | |||
{{Quote|You breathe in, the chill spreads through your chest. And the surfactant, you can feel it filling your lungs. By the time you realize your eyes are closed, they are already too heavy to open.|[[Dimah Tchakova]]}} | {{Quote|You breathe in, the chill spreads through your chest. And the surfactant, you can feel it filling your lungs. By the time you realize your eyes are closed, they are already too heavy to open.|[[Dimah Tchakova]]}} | ||
Individuals enter cryonic suspension without any clothing. This is because clothing tends to bond to the skin at extremely low temperatures.<ref name="encyc1">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 216''</ref> Individuals who disregard this and enter cryo-sleep with clothing or bandages will often awake to find their skin blistered and raw.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 20''</ref> However, dedicated form-fitting full-body suits specifically designed for use in cryo can be worn without the ill effects of normal clothing, though the use of such suits is not very widespread within the UNSC military.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'''</ref> | Individuals enter cryonic suspension without any clothing. This is because clothing tends to bond to the skin at extremely low temperatures.<ref name="encyc1">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 216''</ref> Individuals who disregard this and enter cryo-sleep with clothing or bandages will often awake to find their skin blistered and raw.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 20''</ref> However, dedicated form-fitting full-body suits specifically designed for use in cryo can be worn without the ill effects of normal clothing, though the use of such suits is not very widespread within the UNSC military.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'''</ref> | ||
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===Flash thawing=== | ===Flash thawing=== | ||
{{Quote|Sorry for the quick thaw, Master Chief. Things are a little hectic right now. The disorientation should pass quickly.|[[Thom Shephard]] to [[John-117]] after flash thawing the Spartan-II.}} | {{Quote|Sorry for the quick thaw, Master Chief. Things are a little hectic right now. The disorientation should pass quickly.|[[Thom Shephard]] to [[John-117]] after flash thawing the Spartan-II.}} | ||
Accelerated waking, known as "flash thawing" is dangerous and has a high mortality rate, and is therefore only invoked in the most dire of emergencies. Emergency heating | Accelerated waking, known as "flash thawing" is dangerous and has a high mortality rate, and is therefore only invoked in the most dire of emergencies. Emergency heating coils—coupled with a rapid infusion of stimulants, notably adrenaline—can bring a subject out of cryo-sleep in less than five minutes. In such cases, the subject's effectiveness is reduced for several hours and he or she is often disoriented.<ref name="encyc2"/> | ||
[[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II's]] are augmented and specially trained to respond well to flash-thawing, and as a result suffer almost no ill effects.<ref name="encyc2"/> | [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II's]] are augmented and specially trained to respond well to flash-thawing, and as a result suffer almost no ill effects.<ref name="encyc2"/> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Dirt]]'' | **''[[Dirt]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Cryogenics| | [[Category:Cryogenics| ]] | ||
[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||