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Cook, E.W., Greyson, B., Stevenson, I., Al Sullivan Case, Journal of Scientific Exploration, 1998
Journal of Scientific Exploration, Volume 12, Pages 399-400, 1998
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Al Sullivan underwent cardiac surgery under deep anesthesia with his eyes taped shut and his head positioned behind a surgical drape. During the surgery, he had an out-of-body experience where he left his body and observed the operating room from above. Despite the visual barriers of taped eyes and surgical draping, Sullivan accurately observed and later described an unusual behavior of his cardiac surgeon. He saw the surgeon "flapping his arms as if trying to fly" during the procedure. When questioned after recovery, the surgeon verified this description, explaining that he had developed this unusual habit to prevent contamination after scrubbing in. Rather than touching anything, he would direct his surgical staff by pointing with his elbows in a flapping motion. This peculiar mannerism was not something that could have been known or guessed by the patient. The accuracy of this observation despite multiple physical barriers to vision provides strong evidence of veridical perception during the NDE.
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Deep general anesthesia during cardiac surgery with monitoring
Observed unique surgeon behavior impossible to see with eyes taped and behind drape
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Surgical drape blocking view
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