US EditionCardiac arrest patients had perception, dreams or memories, study into near-death experiences suggests
- A study found that almost 40% of people who survived cardiac arrest had memories or dreamlike experiences, suggesting some level of consciousness even when they were unconscious. The study also observed brain wave activity indicating awareness up to an hour before resuscitation .
- Some patients reported transcendent recalled experiences of death, similar to near-death experiences, while others recalled specific aspects of their medical treatment. Positive memories such as seeing a light or a family member were also reported .
- The study monitored 567 people who underwent cardiac arrest resuscitation, with only 10% surviving. Of the survivors, 11 reported memories or perceptions suggesting consciousness during resuscitation. Brain activity measurements during CPR further supported the presence of mental function .
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Some cardiac arrest patients revived by CPR say they recall near-death experiences
Some cardiac arrest survivors report clear memories of experiencing death.Adobe Stock Roughly 4 in 10 patients who were revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest reported clear memories of experiencing death, according to a new study led by New York University School of Medicine researchers. And while they were unconscious, their brain patterns looked like those associated with thought and memory.The study, published i…
Near-death experiences 'more than hallucinations', study finds
Surgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen's chest after a heart attack in December 2020 when he suddenly became conscious."I said, 'Wait a minute here before y'all go any further. Give me some more anesthesia, you know?' Well, it took me a minute to realise I wasn't in the same dimension they were in, so they couldn't hear me anyway," he said.Osteen then watched his body "weave through the rib cage" and float above the operati…
Cardiac arrest survivors had perception, dreams or memories, study into near-death experiences suggests
Almost 40% of people who underwent CPR and survived cardiac arrest had memories, dreamlike experiences or some perception even when they were unconscious, a study into near-death experiences suggests.
New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest
Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory, report investigators.
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