Latest Publications on Taser
Response to TASER electronic control devices and eye injuries. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Sayegh RR, Madsen KA, Adler JD, Johnson MA, Mathews MK,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-012-9311-8
Doc Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan 20.

[Analysis of death cases involved in TASER in the State of Maryland].
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the features of autopsy cases involved in ...
Ripple MG, Zhang X, Shen YW, Fowler D, Li L,
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2011 Oct;27(5):353-7.

Ventricular fibrillation risk estimation for conducted electrical weapons: Critical convolutions.
The TASER(R) Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) is used by law enforcement ...
Kroll MW, Lakkireddy D, Rahko PS, Panescu D,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090053
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011 Aug;2011:271-7.

Ventricular fibrillation threshold of rapid short pulses.
The risk of VF (ventricular fibrillation) from continuous AC utility ...
Walcott GP, Kroll MW, Ideker RE,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090049
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011 Aug;2011:255-8.

TASER electronic control devices and eye injuries. Crystal Bay, MN, 55323, USA, mark@kroll.name. Kroll MW, Dawes DM, Heegaard WG,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-012-9310-9
Doc Ophthalmol. 2012 Jan 13.

Cardiac fibrillation risk of TASER X-26 dart mode application.
In view of reported fatalities there are still controversial discussions ...
Leitgeb N, Niedermayr F, Loos G, Neubauer R,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10354-011-0038-z
Wien Med Wochenschr. 2011 Dec;161(23-24):571-577. Epub 2011 Nov 8.

The TASER safety controversy. Soleimanirahbar A, Lee BK,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/erd.11.53
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2011 Nov;8(6):661-3.

Wound ballistic evaluation of the TASER((R)) XREP ammunition.
The Taser(R) eXtended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP(R)) is a wireless ...
Kunz SN, Adamec J, Zinka B, Munzel D, Noel PB, Eichner S, Manthei A, Grove N, Graw M, Peschel O,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-011-0628-8
Int J Legal Med. 2011 Oct 9.

TASER((R)) Injury to the Forehead. Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana. Chandler J, Martin BP, Graham DD Jr,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.009
J Emerg Med. 2011 Sep 24.

Diffuse retinal injury from a non-penetrating TASER dart.
To describe a non-penetrating TASER gun injury resulting in a small ...
Sayegh RR, Madsen KA, Adler JD, Johnson MA, Mathews MK,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-011-9287-9
Doc Ophthalmol. 2011 Oct;123(2):135-9. Epub 2011 Sep 11.

Funding source and author affiliation in TASER research are strongly associated with a conclusion of device safety.
BACKGROUND: Controversy exists regarding the safety of electrical stun ...
Azadani PN, Tseng ZH, Ermakov S, Marcus GM, Lee BK,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.05.025
Am Heart J. 2011 Sep;162(3):533-7. Epub 2011 Aug 9.

Pathophysiologic changes due to TASER devices versus excited delirium: potential relevance to deaths-in-custody? Vilke GM,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.05.003
J Forensic Leg Med. 2011 Aug;18(6):291. Epub 2011 May 24.

Commentary on: Jauchem J. Increased hematocrit after applications of conducted energy weapons (including TASER devices) to Sus scrofa. J Forensic Sci 2011;56 (S1): S229-33. Dawes DM, Ho JD, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01788.x
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Jul;56(4):1078. doi:

Re: Myocardial infarction after TASER exposure. J La State Med Soc 2010; 162: 291-295. Dawes DM, Ho JD,
J La State Med Soc. 2011 Mar-Apr;163(2):64; author reply 66.

Catastrophic Globe Disruption as a Result of a TASER Injury.
BACKGROUND: Injuries caused by the TASER((R)) (TASER International, Inc., ...
Li JY, Hamill MB,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.03.010
J Emerg Med. 2011 May 11.

Pathophysiologic changes due to TASER(R) devices versus excited delirium: potential relevance to deaths-in-custody?
The syndrome of excited delirium has been implicated in some ...
Jauchem JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.01.014
J Forensic Leg Med. 2011 May;18(4):145-53. Epub 2011 Feb 18.

Electronic control device exposure: a review of morbidity and mortality.
The use of electronic control devices has expanded worldwide during the ...
Pasquier M, Carron PN, Vallotton L, Yersin B,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.01.023
Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug;58(2):178-88. Epub 2011 May 5.

Police use of TASERs in the restraint and transport of persons with a mental illness.
The mentally ill are overrepresented in the statistics of individuals ...
Edinger J, Boulter S,
J Law Med. 2011 Mar;18(3):589-93.

Survival of anesthetized Sus scrofa after cycling (7-second on/3-second off) exposures to an electronic control device for 3 minutes.
Electronic control devices (ECDs) may eventually be deployed by the ...
Jauchem JR, Seaman RL, Fines DA,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182186d5d
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2011 Jun;32(2):124-30.

HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected patients in Asia: results from the TREAT Asia Studies to Evaluate Resistance-Monitoring Study.
Of 682 antiretroviral-naive patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in ...
Sungkanuparph S, Oyomopito R, Sirivichayakul S, Sirisanthana T, Li PC, Kantipong P, Lee CK, Kamarulzaman A, Messerschmidt L, Law MG, Phanuphak P,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir107
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 15;52(8):1053-7.

Acute agitated delirious state associated with Taser exposure.
BACKGROUND: The use of the Taser (Taser International, Scottsdale, ...
Feeney C, Vu J, Ani C,
J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Dec;102(12):1254-7.

Non-fatal conductive energy device-related injuries treated in US emergency departments, 2005-2008.
This paper provides the first US estimates and rates of non-fatal ...
Haileyesus T, Annest JL, Mercy JA,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.028704
Inj Prev. 2011 Apr;17(2):127-30. Epub 2011 Jan 21.

Increased hematocrit after applications of conducted energy weapons (including TASER((R)) devices) to Sus scrofa.
Conducted energy weapons (CEWs) are used by law enforcement personnel to ...
Jauchem JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01629.x
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Jan;56 Suppl 1:S229-33. doi:

Emergency department evaluation after conducted energy weapon use: review of the literature for the clinician.
BACKGROUND: Conductive energy weapons (CEWs) are used daily by law ...
Vilke GM, Bozeman WP, Chan TC,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.10.019
J Emerg Med. 2011 May;40(5):598-604. Epub 2011 Jan 8.

Myocardial infarction after taser exposure. Baldwin DE, Nagarakanti R, Hardy SP, Jain N, Borne DM, England AR, Nix ED, Daniels CL, Abide WP Jr, Glancy DL,
J La State Med Soc. 2010 Sep-Oct;162(5):291-2, 294-5.

Use of Tasers on people with mental illness A New Zealand database study.
BACKGROUND: In 2006-2007 New Zealand police deployed the Taser X26 ...
O'Brien AJ, McKenna BG, Thom K, Diesfeld K, Simpson AI,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.11.006
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2011 Jan-Feb;34(1):39-43. Epub 2010 Dec 3.

A novel mechanism for electrical currents inducing ventricular fibrillation: The three-fold way to fibrillation.
It has been long recognized that there are 2 methods for inducing VF ...
Kroll MW, Panescu D, Hinz AF, Lakkireddy D,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627490
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:1990-6.

Cohort Profile: The PharmAccess African (PASER-M) and the TREAT Asia (TASER-M) Monitoring Studies to Evaluate Resistance--HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific. Development, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, Joint Clinical Research Center, Kampala, Uganda, HIV-NAT/Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, Lusaka Trust Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Themba Lethu Clinic, Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, India, Muelmed Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, International Center for Reproductive Health Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China, Newlands Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe, Chiang Rai Regional Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of the Witwatersrand, and National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Virology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands and AIDS Prevention and Research Centre, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Hamers RL, Oyomopito R, Kityo C, Phanuphak P, Siwale M, Sungkanuparph S, Conradie F, Kumarasamy N, Botes ME, Sirisanthana T, Abdallah S, Li PC, Ngorima N, Kantipong P, Osibogun A, Lee CK, Stevens WS, Kamarulzaman A, Derdelinckx I, Chen YM, Schuurman R, Vugt MV, Rinke de Wit TF,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq192
Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr 21.

Muscle contraction during electro-muscular incapacitation: A comparison between square-wave pulses and the TASER((R)) X26 Electronic control device.
Electronic control devices (including the Advanced TASER((R)) X26 model ...
Comeaux JA, Jauchem JR, Cox DD, Crane CC, D'Andrea JA,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01580.x
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Jan;56 Suppl 1:S95-100. doi:

Cardiac safety of conducted electrical devices in pigs and their effect on pacemaker function.
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are to evaluate the cardiac safety of ...
Khaja A, Govindarajan G, McDaniel W, Flaker G,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2010.07.007
Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;29(9):1089-96. Epub 2010 Oct 12.


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