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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 3.18.
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An experienced surgeon recounted a case involving a middle-aged man with serious infection requiring surgery. Halfway through the operation, the patient suffered cardiac arrest following an abrupt blood pressure drop. The ECG monitor showed weak but constant rhythm after initial concern he wouldn't survive. The surgery was completed successfully, and the patient recovered consciousness.
During recovery, the patient thanked the surgeon for saving his life but then asked about something specific he had observed during the cardiac arrest. He asked: "Do you remember somebody picking up the brown leather key fob that had fallen out of the pocket of your scrubs while you were trying to save my life?" The surgeon was shocked - he did remember a nurse finding his brown leather key fob on the OR floor, exactly as described, which had fallen during the resuscitation efforts. The patient explained he saw it fall from an elevated vantage point, observing it drop from the surgeon's pocket without the surgeon noticing. He had wondered whether this observation was real or imaginary until the surgeon's confirmation. The patient concluded: "That day my soul left my body." He provided a complete description of the operating room layout and team positioning, beyond just the key fob incident. The specific detail of the brown leather key fob falling unnoticed during resuscitation, observed from above and later confirmed, provides strong veridical evidence of consciousness functioning independently during cardiac arrest.
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Cardiac arrest during surgery following blood pressure drop, ECG showed initial flatline then weak rhythm.
Saw brown leather key fob fall from surgeon's pocket, complete OR description, elevated viewpoint.
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