An unusual event has been recorded in Tarquinia, Italy, where a 78-year-old man came back to life shortly after being officially declared dead.
The 78-year-old suffered two cardiac arrests and despite repeated attempts to keep him alive, doctors pronounced him dead.
The man was placed on a stretcher and then in an ambulance outside his home. Relatives, along with doctors and nurses, waited for the hearse to arrive to collect him.
However, after about 30 minutes, he opened his eyes, started moving and asked where his children were. According to Italian media, he was immediately taken to the nearest hospital. The 78-year-old's condition is now stable and he is communicating normally.
According to experts, it is most likely the so-called "Lazarus syndrome", which concerns patients whose hearts have stopped beating, but after a relatively short period of time, they come back to life.
In medical terms, this is a spontaneous reactivation of the body's vital functions.
So far, there is no official explanation for how the syndrome works, but many doctors believe it may be due to air accumulating in the chest during cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts, or due to a delayed effect of drugs administered, always during the provision of immediate assistance. (A2 Televizion)