Health Care after a Near-Death Experience – Call for Stories

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics will publish a collection of personal stories from individuals who have had a near-death experience (NDE) following resuscitation in a medical or surgical setting.  Studies have found that 10 – 20% of persons who are resuscitated after nearly dying have an out- of-body experience accompanied by a variety of perceptions such as traveling through a tunnel of light, feeling loved, or being received by deceased loved ones. Most NDEs are highly positive experiences, but a percentage are described as hellish, which can be traumatizing to patients. Few patients spontaneously report these experiences to their healthcare providers. While some patients are positively changed by the experience, others struggle with who to tell and how to make sense of the experience. NDEs are reported by patients of all ages, including children. NIB wants true, personal stories from people who have had an NDE following resuscitation. NIB aims to explore how healthcare workers and loved ones can best support patients following an NDE. NIB is  also receptive to stories from parents of children who have experienced an NDE. Please share this invitation and guide sheet with appropriate individuals. In writing your story, please consider these questions:How would you describe your NDE? How do you make sense of it? Did you tell any healthcare workers about your NDE? If so, how did they respond? What was helpful? What was unhelpful? Who else did you discuss the exp...
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