Submitted by frankiecruz t3_ygxt5o in explainlikeimfive
Reddit-username_here t1_iub8box wrote
Reply to comment by Porphyrin in ELI5: How does being crushed in a crowd cause cardiac arrest? by frankiecruz
No. The hearts of these people just weren't strong enough to handle the trauma caused by the lack of blood flow for however long it was. Someone else's heart could handle it, and their brain would be damaged first. Or it could cause a different organ to fail.
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