Lazarus Syndrome and a Hidden Truth

I pronounced my patient dead at 2:47 AM, signed the paperwork, and walked out of

the room. Thirty minutes later, a nurse found him sitting upright asking for water.

My hands are still shaking because I checked everything twice. No pulse,

no breath sounds, pupils fixed and dilated. I've been a doctor for eight years

and I've never missed a death confirmation. The hospital is calling it a Lazarus syndrome,

an extremely rare spontaneous return of circulation, but here's what they don't know.

Right before he collapsed, he whispered something about a medication error on my shift.

Now he's awake and I have no idea what he remembers. Do I come clean about what I might