RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Lazarus phenomenon following recreational drug use JF Emergency Medicine Journal JO Emerg Med J FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 74 OP 75 DO 10.1136/emj.18.1.74 VO 18 IS 1 A1 A Walker A1 H McClelland A1 J Brenchley YR 2001 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/18/1/74.abstract AB A case is reported of the Lazarus phenomenon (the return of spontaneous circulation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation had been abandoned) in a patient following recreational drug use. The implications for management of cardiac arrest in the emergency department are discussed.