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Pim van Lommel, Consciousness Beyond Life, HarperOne, Introduction, Unnamed Patient, Pages 1-2, 2010
Consciousness Beyond Life, Unnamed Patient 1969, Introduction, Pages 1-2, 2010
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In 1969, a patient suffered a myocardial infarction and subsequent cardiac arrest at a coronary care unit. The alarm suddenly went off as the electrocardiogram flatlined, showing complete cessation of cardiac activity. The man had become unresponsive, and two nurses quickly began resuscitation procedures. One nurse started CPR while another administered oxygen through a mask. A third nurse brought the resuscitation trolley containing the defibrillator.
The patient received an electric shock to the chest with the defibrillator after gel was applied to the paddles. The first shock had no effect, and heart massage with artificial respiration was resumed. Additional medication was injected into the IV drip. A second defibrillation was then administered, which successfully reestablished cardiac rhythm. After more than a minute, following approximately four minutes of unconsciousness, the patient regained consciousness. To everyone's surprise, the patient was extremely disappointed upon revival. He spoke of experiencing a tunnel, seeing colors, witnessing a light, observing a beautiful landscape, and hearing music. He became very emotional about the experience. The medical staff, including Dr. van Lommel who was in cardiology training, had never encountered a patient who could remember the period of cardiac arrest. This case represents one of the earliest documented instances in a modern medical setting where a patient reported conscious experiences during a period of clinical death with flatlined EEG, at a time when the term "near-death experience" did not yet exist.
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Documented cardiac arrest with flatline on ECG monitor in CCU setting
Patient reported tunnel, colors, light, landscape, and music
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