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IANDS 17-black-room 2006
https://iands.org/research0/2024-11-23-16-15-26/nde-research/nde-archives31/newest-accounts/17-black-room.html
2001
2001-10-26
2006
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On October 25, 2001, the experiencer called in sick to work, not feeling completely right. That evening around 7 PM, they developed increasing pain that worsened dramatically. Unable to drive themselves, they called their husband to take them to the emergency room. After about an hour wait, medical staff diagnosed a very large kidney stone stuck in the ureter. The patient was admitted for at least overnight observation and placed on a Morphine PCA pump allowing self-administered doses every 10 minutes. The pump malfunctioned at 8 PM on October 26, and though the nurse struggled to fix it, the patient fell asleep on their right side after their husband left.
While asleep, the patient vomited and inhaled the vomit back into their lungs, causing respiratory arrest. During this state, they experienced being in an extraordinarily black room - blacker than they had ever seen. Initially unconscious of anything, the space felt like a blank room containing nothing but themselves without a body. The environment was profoundly quiet and peaceful. After some time, they began feeling uncomfortable and developed the persistent thought that "it" was a lie, though what "it" referred to remained unclear. This "lie" theme became almost mantra-like in their consciousness. The experiencer then began hearing occasional bursts of TV or radio static, through which their name and other words occasionally emerged. As they heard their name, they felt this might be worth listening to and struggled to listen. They became conscious that medical staff were feverishly trying to get them to respond, though initially they could only listen without speaking. When finally able to talk, they realized they could not see despite their eyes being wide open, causing great fear due to being a glaucoma suspect. Vision returned gradually - first shades of gray, then colors, then shapes, and finally full sight. The medical team had the patient answer numerous questions while disoriented. They couldn't understand why so many people were in the room until remembering they were hospitalized and something terrible must have occurred. A CNA had found them severely cyanotic (blue) and completely unresponsive during a routine vitals check. The code team took 15 minutes to revive them with the defibrillator team waiting outside. The patient developed inhalation pneumonia in both lungs and spent the weekend in ICU. They now report being completely at peace with death, knowing how peaceful it is, and believe they were reluctant to leave that peaceful place, making resuscitation difficult.
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Respiratory arrest from aspiration, cyanotic, 15-minute resuscitation, ICU required
Heard name and voices through static while unresponsive, gradual vision return
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