The executioner versus the anesthesiologist in training: a comparison

Further facts

1) Executioner Profile: The executioner's identity is never revealed

2) Anaesthetist Profile: Maintain a clean record. Any criminal history, substance abuse, or egregious malpractice claims can end your career as a physician, or severely hinder it.

3) In 2007 Florida's lead executioner revealed he had had no medical training and no qualifications. He had last received training on the lethal injection in 2000.

4) Of the 13 USA states with botched executions, three consider their protocol partially private: Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. Three consider their entire protocols confidential: Nevada, South Carolina and Virginia.

5) The American Medical Association forbids doctors from participating in executions and most medical professionals take oaths preventing them from doing harm.