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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 3.14.
Parting Visions 1996
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In South Dakota, a nurse on her first ICU day witnessed an elderly rancher with a heart condition suddenly flatline. The inexperienced team grabbed a defibrillator but incorrectly placed the paddles in their haste, preventing proper function. After reversing the paddles, they successfully restarted his heart.
Later, when asked about the resuscitation efforts, the patient smiled gently and stated that the team had nothing to do with his recovery - Jesus was responsible for his return to life. As proof, he revealed that their defibrillator "machine that you thought you shocked me with was unplugged the entire time." The astonished students returned to the resuscitation room and confirmed the rancher was absolutely correct - the defibrillator had been unplugged throughout their attempts. This extraordinary case suggests either psychogenic self-resuscitation based on the patient's extrasensory perception of the faulty resuscitation attempt, or divine intervention as the patient claimed. The fact that his heart restarted without actual defibrillation, coinciding with the team's paddle reversal actions, implies consciousness somehow influenced physical recovery despite the machine being non-functional. The veridical element - knowing the defibrillator was unplugged when the team didn't realize this - demonstrates apparent awareness during cardiac arrest. The patient attributed his survival to Jesus rather than medical intervention, which proved accurate given the equipment's disconnected state.
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Documented cardiac arrest/flatline in ICU, attempted defibrillation (though machine unplugged).
Knew defibrillator was unplugged entire time - fact unknown to medical team until checked later.
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