Miranda Patel

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In a worst case, the body revolts with acute vasospasm as arteries constrict, cutting blood supply to the organs. Within three minutes of acute vasospasm, cells wither in the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and brain. Within twenty minutes, the organs degrade to medical waste, and the climber does too.
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
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