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IANDS 1200-out-of-body-during-asthma-attack-and-later-surgery.html 2017
https://iands.org/research0/2024-11-23-16-15-26/nde-research/nde-archives31/newest-accounts/1200-out-of-body-during-asthma-attack-and-later-surgery.html
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At age 16 in 1969, the experiencer had an asthma attack with several doctors working in a small room. She experienced an out-of-body state where she could see and hear the doctors from the corner of the room while they worked on her. The room appeared very bright and the visual memory persisted clearly. This experience was later recognized as an out-of-body experience after reading Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in a 1976 undergraduate class.
During the first experience, she observed from the corner of the room, seeing and hearing multiple doctors working on her body during the asthma attack. The room seemed unusually bright, possibly due to the medical setting or the altered state of consciousness. In 1980, during a five-hour knee surgery, she had a similar experience where she felt her blood glucose dropping dangerously despite being under anesthesia. She heard the surgeon questioning why her heart rate was rising and blood pressure dropping, desperately wanting to communicate that her blood glucose was low. The primary observations were seeing doctors working from an out-of-body perspective during the asthma attack and later hearing surgical conversations about vital signs while under anesthesia, correctly identifying her hypoglycemic crisis before the anesthesiologist realized the error. During the surgery, she heard the anesthesiologist finally say "Damn, she was right; I gave her too much insulin." When he came to recovery to check on her, she asked how low her blood glucose went, causing him to turn white and leave quickly. As a licensed mental health counselor and diabetes educator living with chronic illnesses, she had provided the anesthesiologist with an insulin sliding scale before surgery due to her low insulin sensitivity. Her awareness of the hypoglycemic crisis and the anesthesiologist's confirmation of his error validate her consciousness during deep anesthesia.
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Two events: asthma attack at 16, later 5-hour knee surgery under general anesthesia
Out-of-body observation during asthma attack, heard specific medical dialogue during surgery about glucose crisis
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