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This process can intensify apneic episodes and hypoxia, which leads to higher blood pressure surges.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Cerebral hypoxia – which is when the brain is deprived of oxygen – can happen if a plane reaches too high an altitude or if there is a loss of cabin pressure.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
An Alabama inmate convicted in a 1994 murder died Thursday in the state's third nitrogen hypoxia execution this year.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Attorneys for Grayson are seeking to halt his execution, arguing that the nitrogen hypoxia method causes unconstitutional levels of pain.
involves placing a respirator gas mask over an inmate's face to replace breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by oxygen deprivation.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Cerebral hypoxia – which is when the brain is deprived of oxygen – can happen if a plane reaches too high an altitude or if there is a loss of cabin pressure.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
An Alabama inmate convicted in a 1994 murder died Thursday in the state's third nitrogen hypoxia execution this year.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Attorneys for Grayson are seeking to halt his execution, arguing that the nitrogen hypoxia method causes unconstitutional levels of pain.
involves placing a respirator gas mask over an inmate's face to replace breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by oxygen deprivation.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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