 Dr Parnia, an ICU physician who trained in England but is now based in New York, said his study incorporated 567 subjects, with almost 40% having their pulse restored for 20 minutes or longer. But sadly only 53 people — fewer than 10% of those examined — lived to be discharged from the hospital, according to Medical News Today (MNT). In total, only 28 participants were well enough to be interviewed after their ordeal, and not all of these had memories of what were almost the final minutes of their life. Those that did recall events had fascinating insights to impart, however. Six participants reported having transcendent experiences. Few people survived their cardiac arrest experience long enough to talk about it with researchers ( Getty Images/iStockphoto) Three people said they had dream-like experiences, which included seeing and hearing a singing fisherman. In what proved to be vivid){kind=link}
A British doctor who has studied near-death experiences for 25 years has revealed what those who reach the precipice of life go through, including speaking to dead loved ones
Death is the final moment that awaits us all but it is the unknown that can be frightening.
Whether a quick end to life or a slow ageing deterioration, many have thought – what is dying like?
A doctor thought exactly that while watching a diligent group of doctors attempting to revive a man at a London hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Vowing to look into the question of “when does life really end”, Dr Sam Parnia has dedicated himself to trying to answer that question for the past 25 years.