The Doctor is Dead

Caught, mid-rehearsal taking a nap in the tent!

Close to death Dr Wilson and his comrades were only 11 Miles from One Ton Depot. However, their suffering was too much and before they made it. They all perished from the many ailments brought on by injuries and the baron, freezing wasteland.

Snowblindness
The burning of the cornea, by UVB rays from the sun. This becomes common when spending time on reflective surfaces such as large areas of snow. Tearing, pain, swollen eyelids and headaches are all signs of snowblindness.

Frostbite
Most likely to occur in the areas of skin farthest from the heart, blood vessels closest to the skin start to constrict and blood is drawn away from the outside. Firstly, there is an itchy, stinging pain and the areas may go numb. Next the top layer of skin freezes and turns black but can look worse than it actually is. Finally the muscles, tendons and nerves all freeze. Feeling is lost permanently, and gangrene sets in.

Gangrene
The death of tissue on the body simply, a part of your body has died and therefore will rot like that of a corpse. There will be a foul smelling discharge, discolouration and a complete loss of feeling and the possibility the infected area will simply ‘drop off’.

Starvation
A reduction in essential fuel for the body, Scott and his men would have run out of food on the journey back. With no vitamins, nutrients or extra energy going into their bodies, the men would have been suffering even without the top 3 ailments. The body loses substantial fat and muscle mass as it breaks down these tissues for energy. Atrophy (wasting away) of the stomach weakens the perception of hunger and victims of starvation are often too weak to sense thirst, and therefore become dehydrated.

The Terra Nova boys fell apart literally, inside and out as their surroundings proved to be far too powerful for them.
Got the stomach for it? Come see us, Terra Nova starts next week on the 7th June until the 18th. Go to itickets.co.nz or book through The Titirangi Pharmacy Phone: (09) 817-7658.