Brain wave recordings obtained during CPR offer support to near-death experiences subjectively reported by some people who survive cardiac arrest, according to a novel new study. MedTwitter
offer support to near-death experiences subjectively reported by some people who survive cardiac arrest, according to a novel new study.
He presented the findings November 6 at a resuscitation science symposium at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 in Chicago.
Only 53 of the 567 IHCA patients survived . Among the 28 IHCA survivors who completed interviews, 11 reported unique, lucid experiences during resuscitation. Some of these brain waves normally occur when people are conscious and performing higher mental functions, including thinking, memory retrieval, and conscious perception, he said.This is the first time such biomarkers of consciousness have been identified during cardiac arrest and CPR, Parnia said.
Reached for comment, Ajmal Zemmar, MD, PhD, with University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, noted that several studies, including this one,"challenge the traditional way that we think of death — that when the heart stops beating that's when we die."
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