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Typically, deaths occur from hypoxia, which is the lack of oxygen to the brain, or accidents occurring while intoxicated by the gas, such as car wrecks or falls.
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Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia faces multiple legal challenges The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rescinded Hoffman's temporary reprieve, is arguably the most conservative appeals court in the nation and has become a testing ground for key causes.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia, lethal injection and electrocution are the only available methods of execution in Louisiana.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia could be an alternative for states that can't access the right combination of drugs.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia faces multiple legal challenges The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rescinded Hoffman's temporary reprieve, is arguably the most conservative appeals court in the nation and has become a testing ground for key causes.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia, lethal injection and electrocution are the only available methods of execution in Louisiana.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nitrogen hypoxia could be an alternative for states that can't access the right combination of drugs.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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