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WAS JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA’S DEATH FROM OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA?

The Anesthesia Consultant

We’re going to sedate this patient for a medical procedure. The procedure does not require a breathing tube, so we’ll administer the sedation and be vigilant regarding what happens to the patient’s vital signs. If this airway obstruction is not remedied, the oxygen saturation will drop below a safe level of 90%.