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Severe cases can result in difficulty breathing, wheezing, and signs of hypoxia (low oxygen in the tissues).
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
It is intended to work by releasing nitrogen, inducing hypoxia, and allowing the user to lose consciousness and pass away without physical suffering.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The thin air starves brains and lungs of oxygen, which can develop into the deadly condition hypoxia.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi are the only states that have authorized nitrogen hypoxia for executions, the Associated Press reported.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
It is intended to work by releasing nitrogen, inducing hypoxia, and allowing the user to lose consciousness and pass away without physical suffering.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The thin air starves brains and lungs of oxygen, which can develop into the deadly condition hypoxia.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi are the only states that have authorized nitrogen hypoxia for executions, the Associated Press reported.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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