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Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Near-Death Experiences, 2nd edition, ed. Janice Holden (International Association for Near-Death Studies, 2023). Case 3.6.
Journal of Near-Death Studies Vol. 11 No. 4 1993
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At the end of the 1970s at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, a respiratory therapist named Sue Saunders assisted with the emergency resuscitation of a man in his 60s who had suffered cardiac arrest. The patient had lost consciousness and showed no heartbeat when Saunders began administering oxygen to him through a mask. Halfway through the resuscitation, another team member took over her duties and she left to attend to other responsibilities. The resuscitation efforts continued without her presence.
A few days later, when Saunders encountered the successfully resuscitated patient in the ICU, he immediately recognized her and made a remarkable statement. He told her "You looked so much better in your yellow top... Yeah, I saw you. You had something over your face and you were pushing air into me. And I saw your yellow smock." These observations proved to be completely accurate - Saunders had indeed worn a yellow work smock only during the resuscitation and had worn a mask over her face while administering oxygen. The veridical elements of this case are particularly compelling because the patient accurately described specific details from a time when he was unconscious with no heartbeat. He correctly identified Saunders' yellow smock, which she had worn only during the resuscitation, and accurately described her wearing a mask and administering oxygen. The patient had been unconscious when she arrived and remained unconscious when she left, making normal observation impossible. Saunders was so profoundly impressed by the accuracy of these statements that the experience gave her goose bumps. The case demonstrates apparent visual perception during a period of cardiac arrest when normal sensory awareness should have been impossible.
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Documented cardiac arrest in ER setting with resuscitation team present. Patient unconscious with no heartbeat during observation period.
Patient accurately described specific details: yellow smock worn only during resuscitation, mask over face, and action of pushing air. Multiple specific verifiable details.
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