Chapter 4
1. Commonly called “Jaws of Life,” this is a brand of tools trademarked by the Hurst Jaws of Life Company. The term refers to several types of piston-rod hydraulic tools known as cutters, spreaders, and rams that are used to pry trapped victims from crashed vehicles.
2. “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” words by Joseph Scriven, 1855.
Chapter 18
1. Pim van Lommel, Ruud van Wees, Vincent Meyers, Ingrid Elffench, “Near-death Experience in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest: A Prospective Study in the Netherlands,” Lancet 358, no. 9298 (December 15, 2001): 2039–45.