Over the years, cardiac arrest survivors have reported the ability to observe and later recall the activities that occurred during their resuscitation. As a result, in 2014 a study was carried out in 15 U.S., U.K., and Austrian hospitals in order to observe possible OBE's among those who have undergone cardiac arrest resuscitation.
To properly test the accuracy of claims of visual awareness during cardiac arrest resuscitation, each hospital installed 50-100 shelves in those areas where cardiac arrest resuscitation was most likely to take place. Every shelf had a random image placed on top of it which could only be seen looking down from the ceiling.
Cardiac arrest survivors who were resuscitated in the chosen hospitals were later interviewed. Two patients, in particular, experienced specific auditory or visual awareness during resuscitation. However, one of the patients was unable to continue with the study due to poor health.
The other patient, a 57-year-old man, described how he was able to observe what was happening in the room during his resuscitation from the top corner of the room. According to the man, he was looking down at the room.
The patient correctly recalled the events, sounds, and people present in the room during his resuscitation. The man mentioned an automated external defibrillator, which according to his medical records, was indeed used during his resuscitation.
Unfortunately, the man's resuscitation took place in an area where no shelves had been placed and thus further analysis of his OBE was impossible. However, the study strongly suggested that conscious awareness could be present during cardiac arrest even if clinically this consciousness is undetectable.
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