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I thought the general understanding of inert gas asphyxia was that it was painless as gasses like nitrogen don't trigger the hypercapnic alarm response, which i
by bb123 3y ago
I thought the general understanding of inert gas asphyxia was that it was painless as gasses like nitrogen don't trigger the hypercapnic alarm response, which in humans arises mostly from blood carbon dioxide levels rising. This report makes it sound like that isn't the case. Does anyone know why?
- thorslilcuz 3y agoPerhaps because this man knew, unequivocally, that he was actively being murdered? That is usually a process accompanied by some discomfort regardless of method.
- m-p-3 3y agoMy guess is that the mask used wasn't providing a good seal and therefore didn't provide a "pure" nitrogen atmosphere, which prolonged the ordeal..
- buggeryorkshire 3y agoMy guess too. In which case why don't they put him entirely inside a sealed environment?
- m-p-3 3y agoSeems like someone high up didn't want to spend too much on an "untested" method in case it didn't work as expected, and it didn't work as expected because they cheaped out so they won't be able to put more money. Sounds like government work at its finest..
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