Today's health PSA
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Kinda geeky, and perhaps only @bachophile will get it.
Umm...
Rocuronium is a muscle relaxant. And by "muscle relaxant" I don't mean something like diazepam or cyclobenzaprine which will "relax" your muscles.
Rocuronium is a muscle relaxant because it relaxes muscles. It paralyzes them. It is the 21st century equivalent of curare. It will kill you , just as reliably as a fentanyl overdose, but without the pleasure of losing consciousness before you die.
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@Mik said in Today's health PSA:
I read that and went “WTF?!?!”. Isn’t that one they originally used in lethal injections?
Pancuronium is the drug traditionally used in lethal injections.
The "Three P's"
- Pancuronium
- Potassium
- Propofol (used to be Pentothal)
Roc has a better safety profile in other respects (it still paralyzes you, of course - that's what it does). It's shorter acting, fewer cardiovascular effects, etc. But, if you're gonna kill someone, either will do.
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Did you hear the one about the condemned man who ordered British food for his last meal? He died before they could strap him to the gurney. Lol @ British food, it is so bad that people die after eating it.
Fact: people who eat British food will eventually die.
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