# nitrogen gas death

Alabama's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty » Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties. Npr.org

Letters from H Unit: What Oklahoma’s death row inmates think of nitrogen gas » "I am not afraid of the gas! That would only be three or four minutes of suffering. I have suffered untold torments from this prison." Oklahoman.com

Use of Nitrogen Hypoxia for Alabama Executions Could Endanger Spiritual Advisors and Prison Staff in the Execution Chamber » In August 2023, Alabama released the first-ever execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia, an untested execution method in which prisoners will be put to… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Description of Each Execution Method » The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Cold atmospheric-pressure nitrogen plasma induces the production of reactive nitrogen species and cell death by increasing intracellular calcium in HEK293T cells - PubMed » Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma (CAP) has been emerging as a promising tool for cancer therapy in recent times. In this study, we used a CAP device with nitrogen gas (N₂CAP) and investigated the effect of the N₂CAP on the viability of cultured cells. Moreover, we investigated … Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Alabama Readies Death Chamber for Nitrogen Hypoxia Executions » As South Carolina and Arizona prepare to resume executions using gruesome methods of the past, Alabama prosecutors say the state is nearly ready to… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

How Nitrogen Executions Could Go Wrong - Oklahoma Watch » Oklahoma officials say that using inhalation of nitrogen to carry out the death penalty will be safe and humane. But uncertainty surrounds the process, including how it will force inmates to inhale the gas and what will happen if they resist. Oklahomawatch.org

Clinical and morphological aspects of death due to liquid nitrogen - PubMed » A 24-year-old student died while filling flasks with liquid nitrogen. The arms, legs and back were frozen and the face, ears and neck showed a dark red and livid colour with horizontal lines of demarcation. In the electrocardiogram, the heart showed asystolia followed by wide ventricular complexes. … Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov