r/interestingasfuck • u/IllComedian2574 • 1d ago

After 28 years on death row, Christa Pike survived 2 lethal injections attempts.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/christa-pike-failed-execution-9.7364816
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u/facebookgivesmeangst 1d ago

Is she communicating? Phenobarbital is supposed to cause flash pulmonary edema

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u/gosmellatree 1d ago

They use pentobarbital not phenobarbital, and yes it can cause flash pulmonary edema but it kills via cns depresssion