The Minnesota Woman Who Froze Solid Overnight — And The Medical Miracle That Saved Her Life
The heart was barely beating, so little oxygen was being delivered to the brain and other tissues.
But the brain and other tissues were, because of the cold, requiring very little oxygen.
The equation, for a while, balanced.
How long it can balance is the variable that determines survival.
Jean Hilliard’s six hours appears to have been within the range where the equation balanced.
Had it been longer — had she lain on that porch step for eight hours, or ten, or twelve — the calculation might have come out differently.
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