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Ohio considering bone marrow, muscle for lethal injection
TweetCOLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio is considering using lethal injections into inmates’ bone marrow or muscles as possible alternatives or back-up measures to the traditional intravenous execution procedure.
Julie Walburn, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said today that everything is on the table as officials research ways to adjust the state’s method.
Romell Broom’s execution was suspended last month after the execution team couldn’t locate usable veins after two hours of trying.
A Nov. 30 hearing has been set for Broom, while Gov. Ted Strickland gave two other death-row inmates temporary reprieves to give the state time for the review.
Walburn said the state could decide on a different procedure to either replace the current one or serve as a backup in an “exceptional” case such as Broom’s.
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electrocution, while aesthetically unpleasant, did not have these issues.
Who is medically advising them of the best way to proceed (IV vs. IM vs. IO)? IV is generally the quickest way because it goes straight into the bloodstream. Intramuscular takes longer and Intraosseous takes even longer. I would think that a doctor's hippocratic oath prevents them from assisting with this.
Lol I said put them in a prison cell indefinitely with a loaded gun and a catchy tune on one continuous loop and let the problem handle itself, it was a joke.
I propose that nerve gas to be used as a backup . The recipients of the nerve gas could then be allowed to register their complaints . If there are no complaints then it should be deemed humane . It is inhumane to keep Romell and the others waiting for justice to be served .
I referred to hanging by the neck as a cost-effective alternative. Apparently that crossed a line but it wasn't intended as a joke.
search.....I agree with locking them in a cell till they die. What I think should be done is to to take a copy of every photo of their victim from their sonogram to the crime scene and everything in between and cover the walls of their cell with them. Put clear Plexiglas over the pictures and let the murderer look at them till they die. No TV, radio, phone, books, visits, rec yard, nada.