The suicide kit 5election the international coolhunting. Final exit network the human right to a death with dignity. The method works by running a pipe from the gas container into the bag, filling it with the gas, breathing out fully important, then placing the bag, emptied of oxygen then filled with gas, around the head, ensuring the bag is sealed to the neck with elastic. Breathing helium or any other inert gas in a prefilled environment can induce unconsciousness in seconds and result in sudden death. It was claimed that death would occur as a result of the inhalation of co2, which would ultimately cause. Suicide by asphyxiation using helium is the most widelypromoted method of selfdeliverance by righttodie advocates. A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag or hood, is a euthanasia device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to commit suicide through inert. In contrast, a plastic exit bag or helium hood can bring about a peaceful death by hypoxia. The device itself consists of a large plastic bag with a draw string. One take sleeping pills, then places a plastic bag over his or her head, with rubber bands around the neck to make the bag air tight. Plastic bag over head, secured with velcro tie around neck.
Helium is an inert gas that among other things is used medically to alleviate the symptoms of airway obstruction, as part of a diving mix in deepsea divin. A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag, is a device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to commit suicide. Psychiatric annals the patient was a 20yearold man who was brought to our emergency department by emergency services after his father. It is usually used in conjunction with a flow of an inert gas like helium or nitrogen, which prevents the panic, sense of suffocation and struggling before. Suicide methods forum exit bag no gas will it work. Asphyxial suicide with helium and a plastic bag request pdf. They have all been found deficient compared to the three methods most experts in the righttodie movement prefer, stopping eating and drinking sed, helium hi and certain prescription drugs rx. Asphyxial suicide by inhalation of helium inside a plastic bag. I just know that i followed all the steps to a tee and bought all the proper materials including industrialgrade pure helium. One of the big boosts for exit in 2008 was the widespread success of our community education program.
Keep plastic bags away from people, animals and the planet. Other required materials plastic tubing and a plastic bag are simple to obtain. Minute dance blinded by the plastic for first bit of dance cleaning up the oceans plastic soup 2 million plastic bags are smothering our planet every minute. Anyone know how big of a tank is needed for an averaged size male around 90kg and the helium purity required for the exit bag method to work effectively. That giant balloon is one of the labs three helium recovery bags and yes, theyre all that big.
Cause a lot of places seem to put oxygen in the tanks now which sucks. Sep 18, 2007 detailed illustrated advice on how to bring terminal suffering to a peaceful, nonviolent end. The pipe from the gas container must keep flowing into the bag to ensure the gas. I filled the bag with helium, had a moterat flow of helium going into the bag, exhailed two times to insure lowering the oxygen in my lungs, placed the bag over my head, secured the bag tight around my neck, took several deep breaths, and secured my hands with rope to. This outofdate info is not in the april 2010 edition of final exit. The common assumption is that the use of an exit bag also sometimes called a helium hood causes death by suffocation. Because your inhale flow rate is higher than the helium flow rate into the bag.
Ergo bookstore, home of final exit book, ebook and video. Thus you have a mixture of helium and oxygen entering your lungs. Suicide by asphyxiation with or without helium inhalation in the. Computed tomography findings of asphyxial suicide by. A thumb is used to keep the bag open until sleep occurs. So ignore the information in final exit paperback page 140 about where to purchase the helium hood kit. The books provide practical information about end of life strategies such as overthecounter and prescription drugs, gases and poisons. While the individual does not gain anything from the act, they may often find a goal the advancement of an idea or ideology, the survival of family or friends, or the defense of their land worth sacrificing their own life. I suppose the exit bag method is the closest thing to a reallife quietus since its generally accepted as the most humane way of taking your own life. A 20yearold man was found by his family in a state of cardiac arrest.
The common assumption is that the use of an exit bag also sometimes called a helium hood causes death by. I knew someone who committed suicide last year who used an exit bag. Buy or find a clear, seethrough plastic bag not opaque so that you and your loved ones can view eachother at death. I do feel guilty but there comes a time when i just run out of willpower and energy to fight it. Providing worldly information about the death with dignity movement. That is the environment is full of a gas such as nitrogen or helium as replacement. Suicide has been practiced for a long time as a means to an end. This document describes setting up a 75ld2818 low density polyethylene bag for that purpose. These are just some of the nonviolent ways people have sought an end to their lives. I got the impression it was a pill or some kind of mixture. Plastic tubing was taped to top of head, extended down left arm under shirt sleeve and exited at left cuff. Detailed illustrated advice on how to bring terminal suffering to a peaceful, nonviolent end.
Helium has the benefits of it being painless, and it knocks you out prior to death. Suicide methods forum i failed with a nitrogen exit bag. Po box 809, trenton, nj 086250809 609 6336070 safety alert 122 suicide bags issued august, 2012 the division of fire safety has received word that socalled suicide bags also known as exit bags have been discovered by responding emergency personnel. I suggest you replace helium with nitrogen, as nitrogen works w. It is usually used in conjunction with an inert gas such as helium or nitrogen, and in rare. Suffocation occurs when a person cannot easily take a breath. Suicidesuffocation wikibooks, open books for an open world. The plastic exit bag and its components can all be purchased on line or at your local toy or party store.
Helium can also be purchased from scuba diving retailers and welding suppliers in refillable tanks. He had ordered a tank of nitrogen has and i read that nitrogen is already present in a lot of the air we breathe so its easier to become accustomed to it if you want to cut off your oxygen supply without a feeling of suffocation. Read through the steps several times until you fully understand the procedures and exactly what you are doing. Also recent final exit ebook editions noted the helium hood kit was available from the gladd group.
Jul, 2017 a shadowy online company selling suicide kits recently claimed its first confirmed victim. Some individuals have used plastic bags as an improvised hood. When the bag is to small and the helium flow is to low, what simply happens is that when you inhale you pull air oxygen from outside the bag into the bag. How to make your own helium hood kit pdf bookstore. The revised 3rd edition also includes new drug dosages plus updated guidance on helium hood method and exit bag plastic bag and other techniques. The night before i picked up the helium, i wrote a 3page suicide letter, updated my will and prepared a note that i intended to tape to my front door to let my neighbors know there was a dead body inside. The only other thing that is needed is a short length of flexible hose one which will fit the nozzle of the helium tank.
They also discuss recommended gas flows into the bag, how much gas is required and how to regulate the gas flow, thus maximising the chances of swift unconsciousness and the gas lasting long enough to ensure. Exit bag was appealing because it sounded peacefulso i went with that. In the book final exit, it was suggested to ingest benzodiazepines and to then pull the bag with the rubber band on the face and then never wake up. This study especially focuses on suicide using the exit bag with or without helium gas. Each one of these bags holds about 2,700 cubic feet of helium in gas form. The video, and the spring 2000 hemlock society newsletter, which featured a report about suicide by helium and plastic bag. This video produced by journalist and author derek humphry, is a great companion to his book final. Items found at the scene included the book final exit, final exit. Jun 12, 2017 exit bag was appealing because it sounded peacefulso i went with that. A 20yearold man with a suicide attempt using helium healio. Found in living room of his home by a coworker and police. Norway of presumed suicide by asphyxiation due to helium inhalation from a closed plastic bag over the head. Suicidal deaths due to helium inhalation springerlink.
A couple months after all this, i made an exit bag and rented a helium tank from party central. His face was covered with a plastic bag connected to a helium tank. The suicide guidebook, final exit, did not discuss inert gas methods when it was first published in 1991. A 20yearold man with a suicide attempt using helium. Assisted suicide by oxygen deprivation with helium at a swiss. The final exit by derek humphry was updated in 2009 and is also acknowledged as a very useful book on this area. Assisted suicide by oxygen deprivation with helium at a. This form of suicide is recommended by righttodie groups and in the internet as a certain, fast, and painless suicide method. Pdf suicide by asphyxiation due to helium inhalation. Documents books ebooks contribute to ergo join ergo ebooks spanish books spanish final exit, final exit book, final exit video, aid in dying, assisted dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia. The tubing was connected to a tvalve and attached to 2 helium tanks. Im scared, but of all the options it seems the most painless yet effective. It is usually used in conjunction with an inert gas like helium or nitrogen, which prevents the panic, sense of suffocation and struggling during unconsciousness the hypercapnic alarm response usually. Examples include tying a rope around the neck, or pushing a pillow into ones face.
In april of 2007, the national newspaper usa today selected final exit as one of the 25 most memorable books published in the last quarter century. It is usually used in conjunction with an inert gas like helium or nitrogen, which prevents the panic, sense of suffocation and struggling during unconsciousness the hypercapnic alarm response usually caused by the. Strangely enough, the ideal bag for a diy exit bag is probably already in your home a tietop rubbish bag. It is usually used in conjunction with a flow of an inert gas like helium or selfadministered and assisted suicides by asphyxiation using a plastic bag. However, little is known about persons committing such suicides or the. The exit bag was described as a large plastic bag with an adjustable velcro strip around the neck area. Plastic bag free world print advert by one black bear. A suicide bag, also known as an exit bag or hood, is a euthanasia device consisting of a large plastic bag with a drawcord used to commit suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. The presence of these items at the scene should alert first responders to a potential suicide involving helium. It also explains at length a method for suicide involving an exit bag and helium. A shadowy online company selling suicide kits recently claimed its first confirmed victim. Winston ross talks exclusively with the entrepreneur behind it.
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