Penny Sartori
{{Short description|British near-death experience researcher}}
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Penny Sartori is a British medical researcher in the field of near-death studies.
Biography
Sartori worked as an intensive care nurse for seventeen years, during which time she cared for many patients who were close to death. As a result of these experiences, she began researching near-death experiences, culminating in the publication of her monograph The Near-Death Experiences of Hospitalized Intensive Care Patients: A Five Year Clinical Study,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7463606.stm |title=UK | Wales | Nurse writes book on near-death |work=BBC News |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2013-11-05}}{{cite web|last=Thompson |first=Victoria |url=http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/icu-nurse-chronicles-near-death-experiences/1677259.article |title=ICU nurse chronicles near-death experiences | News |publisher=Nursing Times |date=2008-07-01 |accessdate=2013-11-05}} which was published by the Edwin Mellen Press in 2008. Her work also gained her a PhD in 2005. She now works as a lecturer and consultant.{{cite web|url=http://www.drpennysartori.com/ |title=UK expert in near-death experiences |publisher=Dr Penny Sartori |date= |accessdate=2013-11-05}}{{cite web|author=Brian McIver |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/2011/01/25/ex-nurse-dr-penny-sartori-studies-amazing-experiences-of-people-who-come-back-from-the-dead-86908-22874847/ |title=Ex-nurse Dr Penny Sartori studies amazing experiences of people who come back from the dead |publisher=Daily Record |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2013-11-05}}
NDEs experiencies researched by Sartori involved both religious and non-believers.{{cite web|author=Robin Turner |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=14726819&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=near-death-patients-tell-nurse-of-lights-and-jesus-like-figure-name_page.html |title=Near-death patients tell nurse of lights and Jesus-like figure |publisher=Wales Online |date=2004-10-07 |accessdate=2013-11-05}}
Sartori's book, The Wisdom Of Near-Death Experiences, explores the veracity of Near-Death Experiences in more depth.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.drpennysartori.com/ Official site] {{in lang|en}}
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Category:British medical researchers
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