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Lung expert: Floyd died because his breathing was restricted
The Associated Press ^
| February 7, 2022
| By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER
Posted on 02/07/2022 9:55:41 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — George Floyd died because his breathing was restricted as he was restrained while handcuffed and facedown, a lung expert testified Monday at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights.
Dr. David Systrom, a pulmonologist and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said Floyd’s upper airway was compressed by Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee, while his position on the hard asphalt with his hands cuffed behind his back did not allow his lungs to expand, cutting off the flow of oxygen.
“Oxygen delivered to the heart and brain is critical to survival,” Systrom said.
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Face down? Am I wrong in remembering he was facing sideways, with the side of his neck being knelt on?
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:35:53 AM PST
by
gundog
( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
He was drowning in his own lungs and would have died if left in the back of the squad car, or even if left in his own car sitting next to the mook that gave him the fentanyl.
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:38:13 AM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: KC_Conspirator
They could have laid the guy flat on the ground, never touching him. He would have expired there, without much effort.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:46:45 AM PST
by
Frank Drebin
(And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: pepsionice
They could have laid the guy flat on the ground, never touching him. He would have expired there, without much effort. But they didn't. And as long as the coroner could show that kneeling on his neck contributed to his death then they had enough to convict all the cops.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
This guy is an expert, but...
- "Dr. Systrom, the amount of fentanyl in Big Gorge's blood was 5.6 nanograms per milliliters, is that correct? Now, Dr. Isenschmid attempted to refute the fact that Big Gorge overdosed on a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine, while admitting that only one-quarter of the 2300 samples that his lab tested in the prior year were the same or higher than Big Gorge, and that statistic was provided for fentanyl overages alone."
- "Dr. Tobin, who was the doctor called at the state criminal trial in the same capacity that you are testifying here, said Big Gorge died "from a low level of oxygen". At what level of oxygen would hypoxemia have killed Big Gorge? Could that level have been reached when Big Gorge stiffened his legs? Or even well before that moment?
- "Do you not admit Big Gorge's drug intoxication played a role? Yes or no. His heart disease? Yes or no. His hypertension? Yes or no. His sickle cell trait? Yes or no. His long history of drug abuse? Yes or no. These were all “substantial causal factors" in Big Gorge's death, were they not, Dr. Systrom?"
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:47:59 AM PST
by
StAnDeliver
(Each of you have at least 1 of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, Merck and GSK)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
1. Did this doc know the deceased?
2. Did this doc participate in the autopsy?
3. Did this doc know that the deceased complained about breathing long before he was on the ground?
4. How did this doc ever get involved with this case considering that he was 1100 miles from the deceased?
5. Does this doc know what fentanyl is?
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:49:13 AM PST
by
eeriegeno
(Checks and balances??? What checks and balances?)
To: ThunderSleeps
I’m sure that that was a revelation to the writer and every other genius in that newsroom.
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:50:18 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Vermont Lt
...and the BLM money is gone.You got that right!
To: Wurlitzer
“Who cares? He was a cancer in society and the world is a much better place without such scum.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Blasphemy!!!!
Surely you are kidding, and no doubt agree with everyone in the universe that the United States of America be renamed to honor Saint George.
50
posted on
02/07/2022 10:55:16 AM PST
by
Sir Bangaz Cracka
(Poor 'lil Travon bees slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The reason he was hand-cuffed and restrained face-down was because the video shows this very big man violently kicking the police while he was on his back.
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:55:41 AM PST
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: Tell It Right
Exactly...what part of ‘stop resisting’ did he not understand.
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posted on
02/07/2022 10:56:42 AM PST
by
caww
( )
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Mr.Floyd’s lungs must be getting pretty rank by now.
53
posted on
02/07/2022 11:20:09 AM PST
by
moovova
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Floyd died because his breathing was restricted by Fentanyl
54
posted on
02/07/2022 11:22:27 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: TexasGator
What…are they gonna give the guy life again? LOL
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Why was he screaming that he couldn’t breathe before being restrained? Personally I think It was COVID that killed him.
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posted on
02/07/2022 11:35:04 AM PST
by
The MAGA-Deplorian
( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!!)
To: Wurlitzer
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posted on
02/07/2022 11:37:37 AM PST
by
ronniesgal
(if more folks would mind their own business the world would be a better place.)
To: sappy
He did not even mention the Fentanyl. Even though it was in the coroners report.
So called experts like this should be put on a list of people who can never testify in a court of law.
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posted on
02/07/2022 11:51:59 AM PST
by
Revel
To: Vermont Lt
To: gundog
“Face down? “
Where did you see that?
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