When Sergeant Palmer of the Swift Army placed that head into the protective container, he let out a slight sigh of relief.
The non-Newtonian fluid inside the container could slightly mitigate the G-force caused by acceleration. He had already consumed most of the fuel and could not return at high speed. But for this dying guy in his hands, any acceleration was unbearable. And his mission was to bring this thing back, so this insurance was necessary.
Additionally, these non-Newtonian fluids were mixed with special compounds that could penetrate the spinal nerves, traveling along the nerve cells all the way to the brain, temporarily suppressing the activities of the brain's advanced areas.