DayZ field wiki · Medical
Shock
The floor before death
Short answer
You can be on the ground and still savable. Shock is not blood. Don't loot your duo like a corpse until you're sure.
Also: shock · ko · passed out
How it works
Heavy hits, bleeding, and some medical mistakes write shock. You go down. You're still there. Unconscious is the state.
What to do
Call it. Down, not dead. Drag them out of the door.
Don't
Don't finish a downed random to be safe if you meant to be the nice squad.