Maria's near-death experience: waiting for the other shoe to drop.

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: Beyerstein, Barry L.; Ebbern, Hayden; Mulligan, Sean | Copyright information

A migrant worker named Maria suffered a severe heart attack and was brought to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She claimed that she experienced an out-of-body experience (OBE) and went on to describe objects and occurrences she could not have known because she was unconscious. However, an analysis of Maria's case revealed that most of what she described were common objects and occurrences happening in hospital emergency rooms. In addition, Maria may have simply recalled some of thes...

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