minus-squareChetzemoka@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Alabama seeks to carry out second execution using controversial nitrogen gas methodlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoGeneralized convulsions are a pretty well-established effect of nitrogen toxicity. “In the few experiments in which nitrogen was breathed for 17–20 sec unconsciousness supervened and was accompanied on most occasions by a generalized convulsion.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation Known in the scuba diving world as “getting narced” (nitrogen narcosis) https://www.scuba.com/blog/dealing-nitrogen-narcosis-2/ “In severe cases, divers have been known to experience convulsions, possibly causing loss of consciousness in extreme cases.” linkfedilink
Generalized convulsions are a pretty well-established effect of nitrogen toxicity.
“In the few experiments in which nitrogen was breathed for 17–20 sec unconsciousness supervened and was accompanied on most occasions by a generalized convulsion.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas_asphyxiation
Known in the scuba diving world as “getting narced” (nitrogen narcosis)
https://www.scuba.com/blog/dealing-nitrogen-narcosis-2/
“In severe cases, divers have been known to experience convulsions, possibly causing loss of consciousness in extreme cases.”