near to death episodes (Endings)

by David Turell , Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 10:13 (6112 days ago) @ dhw

I suggest reading the article in Lancet, Vol: 358, Dec. 15, 2001, by Pim van Lommel. A prosective study of 344 cardiac resuscitations in the Netherlands. with special emphasis on NDE's and OOB's. These were rated as to depth and complexity and then patients followed for mortality over the next 30 days. Very 'deep' events were associated with mortality in 43 percent vs. nine percent in patients with no NDE. Did the brain know death was imminent? They describe one patient who should not have known what he observed during his resuscitiation, all verified. The study does not give us answers but Skeptics like George beware. Keep an open mind. If you want science, this is it. I was skeptical until I heard stories from a dozen of my patients. Consciousnes is a epiphenomenon of the brain, at the quantum level, not open to full explanation because of the uncertainty principal.
 These episodes are not hallucinations, which are wild experiences all over the possibilites of description. NDE's and OOB's all follow a small group of consistent patterns. For example, only the dead are seen in NDE's.
 Keep an open mind. I was skeptical, but no longer. Do I have all the answers? No. But there is something special here.