'''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used in [[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:
'''Lethal injection''' is a method of [[execution]] used in [[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:
* [[Sodium Pentathol]] - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
* [[Sodium Pentathol]] - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
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* [[Pancuronium Bromide]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that to stop the breathing
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* [[Pancuronium Bromide]] - a [[paralysis|paralyzing]] agent that stops the prisoner's breathing
* [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating.
* [[Potassium Chloride]] - a drug that causes the [[heart]] to cease beating.