Lazarus Syndrome

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Wikipedia saysthat Lazarus syndrome is the spontaneous return of circulation afterfailed attempts at resuscitation. Its occurrence has been noted inmedical literature at least 25 times since 1982. Also called Lazarusphenomenon, it takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus, whowas raised from the dead by Jesus. There have only ever been 38 casesrecorded worldwide but there has been speculation that the Lazarusphenomenon occurs more often than those few reports would suggest. Whathappens when we die? Has anyone really returned from the dead to tellus what lies beyond? A Gallup poll discovered that eight millionAmerican adults have had near death experiences, roughly one in twenty.There are testimonies of people who say they actually experienced theafterlife and returned.

There are examples of patients who were declared dead but werediscovered in the morgue to be alive and breathing. Cases, when vitalsigns did not return; the patient was declared dead and resuscitationefforts ended. And a few minutes later, the surgeon felt a pulse.

The Lazarus Syndrome raises ethical issues for doctors, who mustdetermine when medical death has occurred, resuscitation efforts shouldend, and post-mortem procedures such as autopsies and organ harvestingmay take place.

These kind of news occur every now and then, when someone declareddead, wakes up in morgue. If you google it you will find several casesof Lazarus Syndrome.

Here is the latest article I found.

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