Dr. Nadali Esmaeili
Head, Scientific Studies Institute of Nadali Esmaeli, Training and Studies of Acupuncture Center
Title: The Role of Acupuncture in Preventing Misdiagnosis of Definite Death
Biography
Biography: Dr. Nadali Esmaeili
Abstract
One of the most important medical errors is erroneous diagnosis of death. This occurs every day, and some people who are still alive and are only in a state of apparent death are buried under the ground. Except some limited and random cases, no exact statistics exist of people who come back to life from the dead.This descriptive cross-sectional research study was conducted in 2017. Research samples consist of people whose coming back to life after death has been broadcasted all around the world. A checklist was prepared through consultation with experts. The checklist includes age, gender, the cause of the death, duration of death, cause of coming back to life, the place of coming back to life, awareness after death, death confirmation, and country.The most important reason of medical errors in diagnosing definite death is failure to diagnose temporary death from real one. The death of 85 cases (73.9%) of those who came back to life had been confirmed by doctor. The duration of death ranged from 3 minutes to 240 hours. The place of coming back to life from dead were as 27 cases (23.5%) in hospital, 23 cases (20%) in refrigerator , 6 cases (5.2%) in autopsy room , and 31 cases (21%) in the grave. Seventeen cases (14.8%) of people were aware of their death before coming back to life.Getting familiar with Chinese acupuncture theories on correct diagnosis of temporary death from real death can reduce misdiagnosis and lead to a yearly saving of 1100000 lives of people who are in a state of apparent death.The following acupuncture points have a desirable effect on resuscitation and gaining confidence of definite death: 1. GV26 (Shui Gou ), 2. KI1 (Yong quan), 3. HT9 (Shao Chong), 4.PC9 ( Zhong Chong).