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The Trump administration also amended the federal execution protocol, which opened the door to harsher methods of execution, including death by firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
The capsule fills with nitrogen and causes loss of consciousness and death by hypoxia within five minutes, according to the organisation.
—Afp, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
If the execution is carried out, nitrogen hypoxia would be the first new method of execution since 1982, when the lethal injection was introduced.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
This process can intensify apneic episodes and hypoxia, which leads to higher blood pressure surges.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
The capsule fills with nitrogen and causes loss of consciousness and death by hypoxia within five minutes, according to the organisation.
—Afp, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
If the execution is carried out, nitrogen hypoxia would be the first new method of execution since 1982, when the lethal injection was introduced.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
This process can intensify apneic episodes and hypoxia, which leads to higher blood pressure surges.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 22 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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