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… electrolytes, muscle enzymes, and other factors in the blood of Sus scrofa following repeated TASER … -
CD Miller - Forensic Science International, 2007 - Elsevier
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Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects of the Taser on Human Subjects
G Vilke, C Sloane, K Bouton, S Levine, T Neuman, E … - Academic Emergency Medicine, 2007 - SAEM
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Physiological Effects of a Conducted Electrical Weapon on Human Subjects -
GM Vilke, CM Sloane, KD Bouton, FW Kolkhorst, SD … - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
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F Jobs - Ann Emerg Med, 2007 - rtmagazine.com
... Write the Editor. Clinical. Single Taser exposure does not have significant clinical
sequelae. Last Updated: 2007-12-05 12:25:44 -0400 (Reuters Health). ...
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173: Physiologic Effects of the TASER on Human Subjects After Exercise
GM Vilke, C Sloane, AC Suffecool, TS Neuman, EM … - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
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… -lead electrocardiogram monitoring of subjects before and after voluntary exposure to the Taser X26 -
GM Vilke, C Sloane, S Levine, T Neuman, E Castillo … - American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
... the single-lead monitoring. The present study was designed to use 12-lead
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Serum Troponin I Measurement of Subjects Exposed to the Taser X-26? -
CM Sloane, TC Chan, SD Levine, JV Dunford, T … - Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
... of the subjects had a positive troponin I level 6 h after exposure. It was concluded
that human volunteers exposed to a single shock from the Taser? did not ...
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[CITATION] Prolonged TASER use on exhausted humans does not worsen markers of acidosis
JD Ho, DM Dawes, LL Bultman, RM Moscati, TA … - American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier Inc.

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Single exposure to Taser appears harmless

Last Updated: 2007-12-05 15:26:15 -0400 (Reuters Health)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In healthy subjects, exposure to a 5-second electrical discharge from a Taser does not result in any significant changes that indicate increased physiologic stress, the results of a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggest.

"The Taser...is an electrical law enforcement and self-defense devise originally developed in the 1970s," write Dr. Gary M. Vilke, of the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, and colleagues. The latest version, the X26, fires barbs attached to thin wires and delivers a 5-second electrical pulse that causes incapacitating muscle contractions.

Although it is generally regarded as safe, "there have been a number of reports of sudden death after Taser administration," the authors note.

To investigate levels of physiologic stress after exposure to the Taser X26, the researchers monitored the cardiovascular, respiratory and blood characteristics of 32 healthy police officers before, during, and for 60 minutes after they received a Taser shock as part of their training.

At 1 minute after Taser exposure, the investigators observed increases in the breathing rate and volume, but these measures returned to normal after 10 minutes. Breathing was not interrupted and no shortage of oxygen or build-up of carbon dioxide occurred in the subjects.

Systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure reading) was higher before Taser exposure than at anytime afterward and no significant differences were found in pulse rate or diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number on the blood pressure reading.)

Vilke's team noted some small changes in blood chemistry, such as a decrease in pH and bicarbonate levels at 1 minute post-exposure. Blood lactate levels also increased. All of these measures returned to normal at 30 minutes.

Cardiac enzyme levels remained normal and there were no changes on ECG, a measure of the heart's electrical activity.

"In summary, this preliminary work in humans demonstrates no clinically relevant changes in ventilation, acid-base status, electrolyte concentrations (calcium, sodium, potassium), troponin I level, or ECGs," the researchers conclude.

They point out that in the field, individuals may receive several shocks, rather than just one. The subjects in their study were also not delirious or under the influence of drugs, which is frequently the case in real-life settings.

SOURCE: Annals of Emergency Medicine, November 2007.

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