Mountain Thin Air.

• Autores: Jordan Lite
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 3, 2009, págs. 24-24
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses research from physicians at University College London that reveals people climbing Mount Everest have as little oxygen in their bloodstream as people who are in cardiac arrest. Climbers often have about a quarter less oxygen in their blood compared to people at sea level because of the high altitude.