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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 3.34
Email attachment via Dr. Kuhn, Mr. Müller's Patient, 2015
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A young man who suffered a serious motorcycle accident was brought to a German hospital with multiple injuries. During a three-hour operation, he experienced multiple cardiac arrests requiring repeated resuscitation efforts. Mr. Müller, a perioperative nurse, attended the operation and was responsible for providing surgical tools. The patient had to undergo several more operations over the following weeks. During the third or fourth transfer to the operating table, the patient told Mr. Müller he recognized him from the night of his accident. The patient reported having left his body during the operation and resuscitation, observing everything from the ceiling. He accurately described Mr. Müller's specific actions, including bringing and placing a defibrillator near him, though he didn't know the technical term, describing it as "that apparatus down near me used to administer electric shocks." He also correctly identified that he had received injections of atropine, among other medications. Mr. Müller noted that while atropine is a standard remedy, the patient couldn't have known this through his profession. The patient provided accurate details about procedures performed during his cardiac arrests when he was clinically dead. This case demonstrates veridical perception of specific medical procedures and medications during cardiac arrest in an operating room setting.
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Multiple cardiac arrests during 3-hour operation for motorcycle accident injuries
Accurately described defibrillator placement and use, correctly identified atropine injection, observed from ceiling perspective
Confirmed by Mr. Müller, the perioperative nurse who performed the actions
Patient had no medical background to know about atropine, was under anesthesia during observations
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