Christa Pike survived two pentobarbital doses in failed Tennessee execution, ABC reports
Christa Pike survived an attempted execution in Tennessee on Sept. 30 in which she received two doses of pentobarbital, and her lawyer says the IV team warned of "blown" veins first.
Christa Pike survived an attempted execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Sept. 30, ABC News reports. She was given two doses of pentobarbital, according to ABC.
Her attorney described the procedure in a court document filed Thursday, PBS NewsHour reports. The filing says execution team members failed several times to set working IV lines in Pike's arms. It says they warned that some of her veins might have ruptured, or "blown," before she was injected.
The Guardian reports that the IV team used up to 10 needles. About 20 minutes into the attempt, team members began discussing whether the vein "might be blowing," the Guardian says, citing the lawyer's account. The Guardian also reports that the team raised the concern repeatedly before going ahead.
The reports describe the execution as failed or botched.
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- The GuardianChrista Pike’s IV team warned vein might be ‘blowing’ before failed executionThu, Oct 22, 2:42 PM EDT
- PBS NewsHourIV team warned Christa Pike's vein might have 'blown' during failed execution, court filing saysThu, Oct 22, 8:35 PM EDT
- ABC NewsChrista Pike's attorney describes botched execution, concerns about 'blown' veinsFri, Oct 23, 6:16 PM EDT
- The GuardianMedical experts shocked by Tennessee team’s ‘malpractice’ in Christa Pike’s failed executionSat, Oct 24, 7:00 AM EDT
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- Thu, Oct 22, 8:45 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Pike's lawyer says Tennessee IV team warned of ruptured vein before execution attempt