NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The doctor tasked with starting IV lines for Tennessee executions had not placed a central line in 13 years and does not have hospital privileges, according to a new federal court filing.
The filing includes the deposition of the physician for the execution of Tony Carruthers. The state called off the execution Thursday morning after failing to establish IV access.
In the deposition, the doctor stated they last placed a central IV line around 2013, when they worked in an emergency room. The doctor said they have placed a dozen or more central lines in their career and had one complication in which a guide wire ended up in the carotid vein…