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How can you wake up a person who is in deep sleep if it's necesary? it is possible?
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Go slowly: Depends upon how well you know the sleeper. Avoid startling..talk softly increasing volume slowly. If person is a close relative/partner/friend light touch face increasing in firmness.
Answered 8/4/2014
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