Background Cardiac arrest (CA) survivors experience cognitive deficits including post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is unclear whether these are related to cognitive/mental …

The real or perceived proximity to death often results in a non-ordinary state of
consciousness characterized by phenomenological features such as the perception of …

Cardiac arrest is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Better-quality bystander
cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, cardiocerebral resuscitation principles, and intensive …

Immersive virtual reality can be used to visually substitute a person's real body by a life-
sized virtual body (VB) that is seen from first person perspective. Using real-time motion …

Near-death experiences (NDEs) including out-of-body experiences (OBEs) have been
fascinating phenomena of perception both for affected persons and for communities in …

The primary responsibility of prehospital emergency personnel at out-of-hospital cardiac
arrests (OHCA) is to provide lifesaving care. Ethical considerations, decisions, and actions …

Mortality is an obvious if uncomfortable part of the human condition, yet it is impossible to
study its impact on anyone who experiences it. Reports of phenomena associated with …

Background Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an event that has tremendous impact on the
physical, cognitive and emotional well-being of individuals. Clinical experience and results …

Abstract Introduction Near-death experiences (NDEs) are reported by 11-23% of cardiac
arrest survivors. Several theories concerning the mechanisms of NDEs exist-including …

Near-death experiences are vivid, life-changing experiences occurring to people who come
close to death. Because some of their features, such as enhanced cognition despite …