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Taser Injuries Reviewed 10/2010

Christian M. Sloane
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BASICS

  • Description
  • Etiology

DIAGNOSIS

  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Essential Workup
  • Tests
  • Differential Diagnosis

TREATMENT

  • Pre-hospital
  • Initial Stabilization
  • ED Treatment
  • Medication (Drugs)
  • In-patient Considerations
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BASICS
Description
  • Tasers are part of a class of less lethal weapons referred to as conducted energy weapons (CEWs).
  • Most common in the U.S. are those made by Taser International; these include the M-26 and X-26, although others exist.
  • These devices use a high-voltage low-amperage current to override the subject’s ability to control the peripheral nervous system; they cause pain so as to induce subject compliance.
  • Handheld devices such as stun guns require the application of 2 exposed probes to the skin (or close to the skin) to cause a localized response.
  • Other devices, such as the M-26 and X-26, have barbed probes attached to thin wires that can be shot up ...

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