Thank you for your phenomenal explanation. The Mayo illustration did not tell the full story. However the Baden term “Mechanical asphyxiation” tells what happened to cause Floyd’s death. It is exactly what I have been describing: The restricted blood flow into the brain. How does your physiological description explain how this restricted blood flow caused brain death? My thinking is the area of the Common Carotid did it.
I am afraid I cannot help you here. Although I think I completely understood Dr. Baden’s opinion in the Epstein case from the SDNY lockup, in this Minnesota case, I do not have a clue. I do not remember ever hearing the term “mechanical asphyxiation” before, and in the present context its meaning is not at all clear to me.
Not that in my experience, pathologists are particularly gifted in dictating reports that include appropriate work choices. Trust me on that. Seen more than one poor bloke screwed over by the system as a result.