From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hplabsb!soreff
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Title: Re: Hang it up! - (nf)
Article-I.D.: hplabsb.1306
Posted: Sat Jan 22 13:40:46 1983
Received: Mon Jan 24 05:30:25 1983
References: sri-unix.5079

Are the two expiration modes really different? A broken neck normally
severs the spinal cord, paralysing the muscles needed in respiration.
Isn't halting respiration the immediate cause of death in both cases?