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    9 months ago

    Medically it’s generally used to intubate someone in an emergency if the patient is conscious, seizing, etc. If the patient is aware, it’s given in conjunction with something for sedation like a benzo.

    In an execution it’s given after a barbiturate for sedation , then followed with potassium chloride to stop the heart … assuming mistakes aren’t made, or something goes wrong.