George Floyd died of a low level of oxygen as Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street, doctor says
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Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper, CNN
Published Apr 9, 2021 4:10:09 AM
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(CNN) A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified Thursday morning that George Floyd died from a low level of oxygen when former police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street and restricted his ability to breathe. This caused damage to his brain that we see, and it also caused a PEA arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop, Dr. Martin Tobin of Chicago testified, referring to pulseless electrical activity, a type of cardiac arrest.
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OffOn Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen, said an expert witness.
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A world-renowned pulmonologist, who authored the bible on treating breathing disorders, testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen to his brain resulting from former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin jamming his knee into the back of Floyd s neck as he laid pinned to the ground in handcuffs.
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Replay Video UP NEXT A world-renowned pulmonologist, who authored the bible on treating breathing disorders, testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen to his brain resulting from former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin jamming his knee into the back of Floyd s neck as he laid pinned to the ground in handcuffs. Dr. Martin Tobin, a physician in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Loyola University Medical Center and at the Hines Veteran Administration Hospital in Illinois, was called as an expert medical witness for the prosecution.
Medical examiner who performed George Floyd s autopsy says Chauvin s knee would NOT cut off his oxygen and claims he died because having his neck compressed was just more than he could take, given underlying heart disease
Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker took the stand Friday in the tenth day of Derek Chauvin s murder trial
Dr. Baker, one of the state s most significant witnesses, did not echo the testimonies of other state experts
Asked if, in his opinion, the positioning of Chauvin s knee would cut off Floyd s oxygen supply, Dr. Baker said, In my opinion it would not
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