A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike. A series of newly-released calls made after the failed execution of US death row inmate Christa Pike reveal emergency services were delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials.

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A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.

A series of newly-released calls made after the failed execution of US death row inmate Christa Pike reveal emergency services were delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials.

The recordings, first obtained by the Associated Press, show that minutes passed as officials and responders attempted to confirm whether the request for emergency help in the execution chamber at Riverbend Prison was legitimate.

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  • •A series of calls, obtained by the Associated Press, reveal emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.
  • •A series of newly-released calls made after the failed execution of US death row inmate Christa Pike reveal emergency services were delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials.
  • •The recordings, first obtained by the Associated Press, show that minutes passed as officials and responders attempted to confirm whether the request for emergency help in the execution chamber at Riverbend Prison was legitimate.
  • •The first call was released only in a written transcript by the Nashville Department of Emergency Communications (DEC). "We've been carrying out an execution tonight. We've administered 10 grams of pentobarbital. The person is not yet deceased. That started approximately 1 hour ago. And we're calling for an ambulance," the caller told the dispatcher.

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The first call was released only in a written transcript by the Nashville Department of Emergency Communications (DEC). "We've been carrying out an execution tonight. We've administered 10 grams of pentobarbital. The person is not yet deceased. That started approximately 1 hour ago. And we're calling for an ambulance," the caller told the dispatcher.

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