After the failed six attempts, he said a nurse tried twice to access veins in the left arm.
“She must have hit a muscle, because the pain made me scream out loud,” Broom said. “The male nurse attempted three times to access veins in my right arm. The first time the male nurse successfully accessed a vein in my right arm. He attempted to insert the IV, but he lost it and blood started to run down my right arm. The female nurse left the room. The correction officer asked her if she was OK. She responded, ‘No’ and walked out.”
“The death squad lead made a statement to the effect that this was hard on everyone and suggested that they take another break,” the affidavit said.
Officials later tried to find an accessible vein in Broom’s feet.
During that attempt, Broom said the needle hit his bone.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted a one-week reprieve on Tuesday after execution staff struggled for two hours to find a vein that would not collapse.
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