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When was the lethal injection first used ever?

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What does it mean to die by lethal injection?

Death by lethal injection is used to carry out capital punishment, when a person if first put death by first putting the subject to sleep and then stopping the heart and breathing respectively.


Where did the lethal injection come from?

Lethal injection was first suggested in 1888 as a cheaper alternative to hanging. Oklahoma was the first state to adopt what's called the Chapman Protocol, in 1977; the first use of lethal injection was in Texas in 1982.


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for lethal injection 3 drugs are used, the one that kills the condemned is sodium penthanol, which depresses cardiovascular function.


Which form of capital punishment is used in Virginia?

Lethal injection or electrocution


Why is Pancuronium Bromide used in the lethal injection?

Pancuronium Bromide stop the movement of muscles by competing with acetylcholine. This means once the muscle stop contracting a person can't breath and therefore pancuronium can be used in the lethal injection.


Why are sterrilised needles used on death by lethal injection?

Because that is common medical practise.


Did the hang Timothy McVeigh?

No they did not. Hanging is not used in this time period. But they did execute him with lethal injection.


What type of execution is used in New Mexico?

Lethal injection is the execution method for states that have the death penalty.


Is there still states that allow firing squads?

yes Idaho and Oklahoma have the firing squad as a method of capital punishment.Answer:None of them do really. Lethal injection is always the first choice for the death penalty. All other methods are only used if lethal injection are found unconstituational.Utah no longer offers the firing squad as an option, but would allow it only for inmates who chose this method prior to its elimination .Oklahoma offers firing squad only if lethal injection and electrocution are found unconstitutional.


What is the Death penalty in Alabama?

Death by lethal injection hower electrocution may be used if the prisoner requests that method,


What equipment is used for capital punishment?

Nowadays, the instrument used for death penalty is the lethal injection. Before, we have the electric chair, hanging and guillotine.


What methods are used in the death penalty in 2014?

Lethal injection is used in all 32 states that have capital punishment. Some states use electrocution (electric chair), five use the gas chamber, one uses the firing squad, and Delaware and Washington use hanging as alternatives to lethal injection.