I am working on a project and have a question about placing dead NPCs. When the player walks into the very small cell where the NPC is located he falls over and groans as if he is dying just then. I am guessing this is simply the default behavior and that I am only noticing it because I am so so close to the character when I enter.

Is there any way to prevent this and to have him already be on the ground and silent when the character first encounters him?