George Floyd died because his breathing was restricted as he was restrained while handcuffed and facedown, a lung expert testified Monday.
George Floyd could have been saved if Minneapolis police officers had moved him into a position to breathe more easily, and his chances of survival would have “doubled or tripled” if they had performed CPR as soon as his heart stopped, a lung specialist testified Monday at the trial of three former officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights.
“Oxygen delivered to the heart and brain is critical to survival,” Systrom said, later calling Floyd’s death “an eminently reversible respiration failure event.”The trial is in its third week of testimony after it was suspended last week when one defendant tested positive for the coronavirus. The judge has said the trial could take four weeks.
He said Lane’s restriction of Floyd’s legs also would have prevented Floyd from getting into a position to breathe properly. Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County’s chief medical examiner, testified last week that Floyd died after police “subdual, restraint and neck compression” caused his heart and lungs to stop. He said heart disease and drug use were factors but not the “top line” causes.
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