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?