Method Lethal Injection

[shrobae]

I haven't done any research on the lethal injection as an execution method, but im curious what they use and if that would provide a peaceful way to ctb. Please correct me if im wrong but it seems like a good option. Thoughts?

 

[chester]

They use potassium chloride to stop the heart. Before that though, they use sodium thiopental or pentobarbital to make the inmate unconscious. I heard potassium chloride injection is very painful, that's why they use the drugs first. And also cardiac arrest might not be the most pleasurable experience.

 

[MBG]

From the Pegasos FAQs page:

"Pegasos uses the intravenous method of Nembutal administration. This involves having a cannula inserted into one's arm and a solution of the lethal drug fed into your body from a 'line' that is controlled by a 'tap'."

 

[mrtime87]

There's three shots. First, an anaesthesis to keep the convict calm, second is a numbing agent for pain, and third is potassium chloride to stop the heart.

You can buy potassium chloride on Amazon but without the numbing agent, it's pretty painful for the vein, because the salt creates a burning sensation.

 

[shrobae]

okay thank you all, i was just curious and im sure its been considered before. Do you know if they use lidocaine or what kind of numbing agent?

There's three shots. First, an anaesthesis to keep the convict calm, second is a numbing agent for pain, and third is potassium chloride to stop the heart.

You can buy potassium chloride on Amazon but without the numbing agent, it's pretty painful for the vein, because the salt creates a burning sensation.

 

[willitpass]

okay thank you all, i was just curious and im sure its been considered before. Do you know if they use lidocaine or what kind of numbing agent?

They don't use a numbing agent, they use an aesthetic and then a paralytic. No need for a numbing agent if they're unconscious.

 

[shrobae]

They don't use a numbing agent, they use an aesthetic and then a paralytic. No need for a numbing agent if they're unconscious.

i misunderstood then, mrtime said numbing agent. my bad

 

[FailedArtist]

Wow so potassium chloride does the job intravenously? This means that a painful death is inevitable. That bums me out but I'm happy there is a sure way to exit.

 

[syde44]

Heart attack is painful, cardiac arrest is not necessarily painful, especially if you are unconscious.
Even with the N, once you stop breathing you will CTB into cardiac arrest, all methods and manner of CTB end in cardiac arrest obviously.