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Simon Bown, Verified Near-Death Experiences, Chapter 2, Barbara Bartolome, 2025
Verified Near-Death Experiences, Barbara Bartolome, Chapter 2, 2025
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2025
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In 1987, 31-year-old Barbara Bartolome underwent a myelogram procedure where iodine dye was injected at the base of her skull. An X-ray technician accidentally pressed the wrong button, lowering her head instead of raising the table, causing the dye to flow into her brain. This altered brain pressure and impaired function. After three minutes, she began hyperventilating with eyes rolled back. Her heart stopped and code blue was called. Barbara found herself at the ceiling corner, watching the chaos below with complete peace. She observed two X-ray technicians performing CPR, a nurse calling for a defibrillator saying "stat," and specific people bringing equipment. She saw the orthopedic surgeon step forward and perform two precordial thumps to restart her heart. During her experience, she encountered a divine presence that showed her scenes from her marriage and offered her a choice to return or continue to the afterlife. She chose to return for her children. When the orthopedic surgeon asked what she experienced, Barbara accurately described every detail: who performed CPR, the nurse's urgent calls for the defibrillator, the specific equipment brought in, and the two chest strikes that restarted her heart. The neurosurgeon initially dismissed her account but the orthopedic surgeon validated every detail for all present. The medical team was visibly shaken by her accurate descriptions of events that occurred while her heart had stopped and brain had flatlined.
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Documented cardiac arrest with flatlined heart monitor, CPR performed, brain would have flatlined within 20 seconds
Accurately described all resuscitation details including specific personnel actions and conversations
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