Latest Publications on Taser injury
Perforating globe injury from Taser trauma.
We report a case of a blinding, perforating globe injury from Taser ...
Teymoorian S, San Filippo AN, Poulose AK, Lyon DB,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181c15c36
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jul-Aug;26(4):306-8.

Effect of an electronic control device exposure on a methamphetamine-intoxicated animal model.
OBJECTIVES: Because of the prevalence of methamphetamine abuse worldwide, ...
Dawes DM, Ho JD, Cole JB, Reardon RF, Lundin EJ, Terwey KS, Falvey DG, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00708.x
Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Apr;17(4):436-43.

Medical implications of the Taser. Payne-James J, Sheridan B, Smith G,
BMJ. 2010 Feb 22;340:c853. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c853.

Use of Force by Law Enforcement: An Evaluation of Safety and Injury.
BACKGROUND:: Little is known about the frequency and types of injuries ...
Strote J, Verzemnieks E, Walsh M, Hutson HR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3181c45302
J Trauma. 2010 Feb 2.

Introduction of the conducted electrical weapon into a hospital setting.
Background: The TASER((R)) X26 Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) provides ...
Ho JD, Clinton JE, Lappe MA, Heegaard WG, Williams MF, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.09.031
J Emerg Med. 2010 Feb 1.

Conducted electrical weapon use by law enforcement: an evaluation of safety and injury.
INTRODUCTION: Controversy persists over the safety of conducted electrical ...
Strote J, Walsh M, Angelidis M, Basta A, Hutson HR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b28b78
J Trauma. 2010 May;68(5):1239-46.

Echocardiographic evaluation of TASER X26 probe deployment into the chests of human volunteers.
Several animal studies have shown that the TASER X26 (TASER International, ...
Dawes DM, Ho JD, Reardon RF, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.033
Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Jan;28(1):49-55.

Human research review of the TASER electronic control device.
TASER Electronic Control Devices have become mainstream methods of ...
Ho JD, Dawes DM, Heegaard WG, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334540
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:3181-3.

[All-inside meniscal repair using the RapidLoc device.]
OBJECTIVES: Although conventional suture techniques yield satisfactory ...
Sen C, Asik M, Yumrukcal F, Atalar AC, Erdil M, Taser OF,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2009.291
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2009 Aug-Oct;43(4):291-7.

TASER study results do not reflect real-life restraint situations. Strote J, Hutson HR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.05.017
Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Jul;27(6):747; author reply 747-9.

Pneumothorax as a complication after TASER activation.
Use of the TASER electronic control device by law enforcement and ...
Hinchey PR, Subramaniam G,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903120903144890
Prehosp Emerg Care. 2009 Oct-Dec;13(4):532-5.

Best evidence topic reports. Bet 2: Cardiac monitoring in adults after taser discharge. Michigan, USA. Rechtin C, Jones JS,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.081398
Emerg Med J. 2009 Sep;26(9):666-7.

Review article: Emergency Department implications of the TASER.
The TASER is a conducted electricity device currently being introduced to ...
Robb M, Close B, Furyk J, Aitken P,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01194.x
Emerg Med Australas. 2009 Aug;21(4):250-8.

Immediate cardiovascular effects of the Taser X26 conducted electrical weapon.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the immediate cardiac and cardiovascular ...
Bozeman WP, Barnes DG Jr, Winslow JE 3rd, Johnson JC 3rd, Phillips CH, Alson R,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.063560
Emerg Med J. 2009 Aug;26(8):567-70.

Successful resuscitation of a patient in asystole after a TASER injury using a hypothermia protocol.
New studies have shown the benefit of initiating a hypothermia protocol in ...
Schwarz ES, Barra M, Liao MM,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.042
Am J Emerg Med. 2009 May;27(4):515.e1-2.

Prolonged TASER use on exhausted humans does not worsen markers of acidosis.
OBJECTIVE: There are safety concerns about TASER conducted electrical ...
Ho JD, Dawes DM, Bultman LL, Moscati RM, Janchar TA, Miner JR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.017
Am J Emerg Med. 2009 May;27(4):413-8.

Are TASER guns really safe? Chand M, Nash GF,
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Jun;70(6):314-5.

Tasers--less than lethal!
We report a case of potentially lethal injury associated with the use of ...
Sharma A, Theivacumar NS, Souka HM,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147870809X400958
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 May;91(4):W20-1.

Physiology and pathology of TASER electronic control devices.
TASER ECDs (electronic control device) are small, battery powered, ...
Kroll MW,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.012
J Forensic Leg Med. 2009 May;16(4):173-7. Epub 2009 Jan 19.

Echocardiographic evaluation of a TASER-X26 application in the ideal human cardiac axis.
OBJECTIVES: TASER electronic control devices (ECDs) are used by law ...
Ho JD, Dawes DM, Reardon RF, Lapine AL, Dolan BJ, Lundin EJ, Miner JR,
Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Sep;15(9):838-44.

Ophthalmic injuries from a TASER.
The TASER (TASER International) is an energy-conducting weapon, that is ...
Han JS, Chopra A, Carr D,
CJEM. 2009 Jan;11(1):90-3.

Safety and injury profile of conducted electrical weapons used by law enforcement officers against criminal suspects.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Conducted electrical weapons such as the Taser are ...
Bozeman WP, Hauda WE 2nd, Heck JJ, Graham DD Jr, Martin BP, Winslow JE,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.11.021
Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Apr;53(4):480-9. Epub 2009 Jan 21.

Acute stress cardiomyopathy and deaths associated with electronic weapons.
Deaths associated with the use of electronic weapons almost always occur ...
Cevik C, Otahbachi M, Miller E, Bagdure S, Nugent KM,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.006
Int J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 6;132(3):312-7. Epub 2009 Jan 13.

Taser blunt probe dart-to-heart distance causing ventricular fibrillation in pigs.
The maximum distance between the heart and a model Taser stimulation dart, ...
Wu JY, Sun H, O'Rourke AP, Huebner SM, Rahko PS, Will JA, Webster JG,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2008.2002154
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2008 Dec;55(12):2768-71.

Safety of pulsed electric devices.
The strength-duration curve for tissue excitation can be modeled by a ...
Nimunkar AJ, Webster JG,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/30/1/007
Physiol Meas. 2009 Jan;30(1):101-14. Epub 2008 Dec 22.

Sensitive swine and TASER electronic control devices. Kroll MW, Calkins H, Luceri RM, Graham MA, Heegaard WG,
Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Jul;15(7):695-6; author reply 696-8.

Taser X26 discharges in swine: ventricular rhythm capture is dependent on discharge vector.
BACKGROUND: Data from our previous studies indicate that Taser X26 stun ...
Valentino DJ, Walter RJ, Dennis AJ, Margeta B, Starr F, Nagy KK, Bokhari F, Wiley DE, Joseph KT, Roberts RR,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31818bc17a
J Trauma. 2008 Dec;65(6):1478-85; discussion 1485-7.

[Articular cartilage lesions in unstable knees]
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the ...
Taser O, Cetinkaya S, Kocabey Y,
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2007;41 Suppl 2:138-46.

Taser and Taser associated injuries: a case series.
Taser devices were introduced in 1974 and are increasingly used by law ...
Mangus BE, Shen LY, Helmer SD, Maher J, Smith RS,
Am Surg. 2008 Sep;74(9):862-5.

Lateral dislocation of the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty: a case report.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a successful ...
Ugutmen E, Ozkan K, Unay K, Mahirogullari M, Eceviz E, Taser O,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-75
Cases J. 2008 Aug 8;1(1):75.


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