Idaho has announced plans to use central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest, or arm for executions by lethal injection if standard IV lines fail. This decision comes after a failed execution attempt in February, where the execution team was unable to establish a peripheral IV line for the condemned individual.
The failed attempt prompted the state to renovate its execution chamber to accommodate the insertion of central venous lines. This method involves threading a catheter through deep veins until it reaches a location near the heart.
