Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Childhood Near-Death Experiences

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine November 1, 1986 M. L. Morse 94 citations

We nonselectively interviewed 11 patients aged 3 through 16 years who had survived critical illnesses, including cardiac arrests and profound comas. Any memory of a time they were unconscious was considered to be a near-death experience (NDE) and was recorded. Seven of these children had memories that included being out of the physical body (six patients), entering darkness (five patients),...