. . . as to what happened to this unfortunate boy? A previously-healthy 13-year old was hiking and saw a bear in the woods. After running away, he went into respiratory distress and collapsed. Would it be possible for the catecholamine release to trigger some sort of arrhythmia?
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What was the altitude?
Not sure – however, being on the East coast, I can’t imagine it being very high.
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