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The Lazarus Phenomenon

I look at the world through a gothic lens. I love the old and traditional mixed with the new and modern.

“The Lazarus Phenomenon” describes the spontaneous return of electrical heart function and circulation after CPR (often abbreviated in a medical record as ROSC). It was first described in 1982 when I was in college. The concept wasn’t refined by Bray until 1993 – when I’d already been litigating for five years.