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Slightly OT: out of curiosity, anyone knows what's being used for legal Euthanasia, e.g. in the Netherlands?
by nsns 10y ago
Slightly OT: out of curiosity, anyone knows what's being used for legal Euthanasia, e.g. in the Netherlands?
- luukbuit 10y agoA barbiturate (a drug that acts as central nervous system depressant, i.e. sodium thiopental or propofol) in combination with a muscle relaxant. Death cause: oxygen deficiency, within seconds. Source: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasie https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasie (dutch)
- refurb 10y agoMinor correction propofol is not a barbiturate. They also tend to use longer acting barbiturates. Sodium thiopentol wears off after 10-15 minutes.
- facetube 10y agoIIRC in Oregon it's pentobarbital or secobarbital. Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/742070_3 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/742070_3.