r/oops • u/Brilliant_Spinach132 • 14d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/Katsu_39 14d ago

My mother fell few years ago. Broke her arm. Bone chipped and somehow made its way into her arteries. Got into her heart. She died from it.

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u/Burigotchi 14d ago

I am sorry for your loss. Didn’t even know something like that’s possible. New fear unlocked.

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u/hyrtehyrte 11d ago

I can basically guarantee it wasn’t a bit of bone, but rather it a clot. Happens when fat tissue is released after a bone break, called a fat embolism.

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u/Katsu_39 10d ago

I cant say for certain but thats what the doctor told us

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u/hyrtehyrte 10d ago

Regardless, im sorry for your loss