Lazarus Phenomenon (Autoresuscitation): Definition & Possible Causes
The Lazarus Phenomenon, put most simply, is when a person comes back to life after being pronounced clinically dead. Autorecusciatition specifically refers to a patient who regains signs of life after failing to respond to life-saving resuscitation efforts.
The Lazarus Effect can occur anywhere from moments to many hours after death, when the patient, thought to be deceased, spontaneously regains a pulse and/or starts breathing… without any help from medical professionals!
In 1993, J G Bray Jr published a review of 65 confirmed cases of autoresuscitation and coined the term “Lazarus Phenomenon”. The Lazarus Phenomenon is aptly named after a story from the Bible in which Lazarus, a faithful follower and friend, is miraculously raised from the dead by Jesus after being entombed for 4 days.
Death Notification Training—6 Tips for Better Death Communication
Death notices can be an emotionally and psychologically complex (and okay, yes, a little depressing) topic of discussion. Despite this, proper death notification training can lessen the fear, sorrow, awkwardness, and overwhelm of death notifications for first responders. If you’re serious about in-depth death notification training, you’ll want to enroll in my CAPCE-accredited CE course […]
