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[[Image:lethalinjection.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A corrections officer preparing for a lethal injection.]]
 
[[Image:lethalinjection.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A corrections officer preparing for a lethal injection.]]
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'''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used for crimes which warrant [[capital punishment]]. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of [[intravenous]] tubes are inserted into each of the prisoners arms.  A typical lethal injection will include three [[drug]]s:
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'''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used for crimes which warrant [[capital punishment]]. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of [[intravenous]] tubes are inserted into each of the prisoner's arms.  A typical lethal injection will include three [[drug]]s:
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* [[Sodium Pentothal]] - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
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* [[Sodium Pentathol]] - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
 
* [[Pavulon]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that to stop the breathing
 
* [[Pavulon]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that to stop the breathing
 
* [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating.
 
* [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating.
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