As of 22/11/11 I (Paul Vincent) have handed over all responsabilty for this site and its contents to the current administrators.

 It was always my intention for this resource to be handed over to its users, I wish them well and hope that the resource continues to grow and to be of some use to them.
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Conscious is community generated environment for the discussion, debate and retelling of testimony centered around experiences of Anaesthetic Awareness and connected topics.

Conscious contains a series of visual and aural representations (vignettes) of an anaesthetic awareness experience. The vignettes aim to represent the feelings shared by the provider of the testimony, and have been produced in close collaboration with them. The vignettes do not represent the experience of any other experience from any other anaesthetic awareness case but there are many common elements. It is the differences and similarities that are intended to act as the catalyst for discussions.

It is not the intention of this project to discredit any of the remarkable, essential, and conscientious work carried out by medical professionals throughout the world; however it is the intention of this project to:

  • Build a community of trust, so that those who have experienced any kind of awareness or any associated or relevant issue or have any kind of association with the topics, can find others to talk to, somewhere to tell others what has, or is, happening, and have somewhere to ask others for information.
  • Press for a greater awareness of the possible causes, cases and after effects of anaesthetic awareness.
  • Press for greater transparency within the medical profession, for it to quickly admit when mistakes have been made and to quickly address them with patient welfare as a priority.

Any questions or comments about Conscious should be sent to conscious@anaestheticawareness.info

*Warning. Some of the imagery used in the vignettes may be shocking, traumatic or offensive to some, if you are under 18 or are of a nervous disposition you should proceed under guidance from one who is not.

*Warning. Some of the vignettes contain flashing images and strobe effects. Do not watch them if you feel this may cause harm in any way.


*Disclaimer. Any of the views, discussions, comments and testimonies that are contained on this site are the responsibility of those that have written them. Any offensive or abusive comments are not welcomed and will be removed ASAP.

*Disclaimer. The content of this site does not refer to any individual health organisation anywhere in the world. The images used in the vignettes are representative of feelings and experiences and do not reflect any actual treatment given by any health organisation anywhere in the world.

*Disclaimer. I (site administrator) am not a trained medical professional, and hence am not able to give any medical advice whatsoever. I am not responsible for any allegations or accusation made against any person or organisation within this site. Users of this site are welcome to discuss anything they wish and in doing so take full responsibility for any effect their comments may have.