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What chemicals do they use for the death penalty?
In 1970's the people used Intravenous saline water with barbiturates & paralytic . But now in most states three separate injections (in sequential order) are used : # Sodium thiopental: ultra-short action barbiturate, an anaesthetic agent capable of rendering the offender unconscious in a few seconds. # Pancuronium: non-depolarizing muscle relaxant, causes complete, fast and sustained paralysis of the skeletal striated muscles, including the diaphragm and the rest of the respiratory muscles; this would eventually cause death by asphyxiation. # Potassium chloride: stops the heart, and thus causes death by cardiac arrest. The drugs are not mixed externally as that can cause them to precipitate
The drugs used for a execution in China are exactly the same as a US-execution?
No, the drugs used for executions in China and the US are not exactly the same. While both countries use lethal injection as the primary method of execution, the specific drugs and protocols can vary. For example, some US states use a three-drug protocol (sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride), while China's exact protocol is not publicly disclosed.
Which form of capital punishment is used in Virginia?
Lethal injection or electrocution
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.
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.
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.
What type of execution is used in New Mexico?
Lethal injection is the execution method for states that have the death penalty.
Is lethal injection the only way to carry out the death penalty?
Lethal injection is not the only method used to carry out the death penalty, but it is the most commonly used method in the United States. Other methods that have been used historically include electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad. The method of execution can vary depending on the laws of the state or country where the death penalty is being carried out.
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.
