Breath to death: nitrogen asphyxiation for execution and assisted suicide

Damian M. Bailey; Vaughan G. Macefield; Kyle Pattinson; Richard M Schwarzstein; Stephen R. Latham; David C. Poole

doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00864.2025

Breath to death: nitrogen asphyxiation for execution and assisted suicide

Damian M. Bailey^*, Vaughan G. Macefield, Kyle Pattinson, Richard M Schwarzstein, Stephen R. Latham, David C. Poole

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1309-1311
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Applied Physiology
Volume	139
Issue number	5
Early online date	27 Oct 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00864.2025
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 27 Oct 2025

Keywords

nitrogen gas
dyspnea
asphyxiation
execution
assisted suicide

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