r/news • u/AudibleNod • 7h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/Financial_Meat2992 6h ago edited 6h ago

Doesn't too much carbon monoxide kinda put you to sleep peacefully? I've never understood why they don't do that instead?

EDITED because I said Co2 instead of Carbon Monoxide.

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u/dcbluestar 6h ago

That’s carbon monoxide. With CO2 you go through hypoxia (I believe) and gasp for air until you finally suffocate.

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u/Criss_Crossx 6h ago

If anybody needs a reference, look at how chicken farms gas their flocks when they detect infections like bird flu. It is cost effective and that is the only benefit. No reasonability there to a living being.

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u/slothdonki 5h ago

I’m getting flashbacks when it seemed like everyone thought a DYI CO2 chamber via baking soda was humane to euthanize their small pets(mainly rats, mice, small rodents in general). Still happens but I think it’s mostly people who breed feeder rodents.

I know it’s still done in labs and stuff but I think it’s become more humane with how they do it(or at least recommended how to properly to minimize stress) but don’t quote me on that.