A good friend of mine is an ER nurse. She has told me the same thing. She also told me one patient told her that the tops of the doors and fixtures around the room needed dusting.
I worked with a woman, a full blood Cherokee raised on the reservation. She went into trance and told me the details during her major surgery. She even followed the Dr into the next room and told me the phone number the Dr called, all while she was under general anesthesia.