- Is the practise of injecting one or more drugs into a person
- Typically a Barbiturate, Paralytic & Potassium Solution
- Causing Immediate Death
- Capital Punisment
- The drug causes the person to become unconcious, stops their breathing, and caused a heart arrythmia, in that order.
Sodium Thiopental – Induce Unconsciousness
Pancuronium Bromide – Muscle Paralysis & Respiratory Arrest
Potassium Chloride – To stop the heart
- Leathal Injection gained popularity in the late 20th Century as a form of execution intended to supplant other methods, norably electrocution, gas inhaltion, hanging & fireing squad. They were considered to be less humane.
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