Near-death experiences and the measurement of blood gases |
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| Authors: | Michael D. Gliksman M.P.H. F.A.C.O.M. Allan Kellehear Ph.D. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Community Medicine at Sydney University, Australia;(2) Department of Sociology, La Trobe University, 3083 Bundoora, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Although cerebral anoxia is not thought to be responsible for triggering near-death experiences (NDEs), the issue is not so clear in the case of hypercapnia. Detection of normal blood gases in Michael Sabom's (1982) case study seems to be the major reply to suggestions that hypercapnia may have a causal role in NDEs. We argue, however, that routine arterial measures of blood gases are not a reliable indicator of cerebral levels. |
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