TASER Electronic Control Devices Review Of Safety Literature
TASER Electronic Control Devices Review Of Safety Literature
TASER Electronic Control Devices Review Of Safety Literature
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Figure 11 shows that the <strong>TASER</strong> ECDs are literally off the charts as their currents<br />
are too low to fall on the graph. The lines on this graph represent worst<br />
case scenarios with extremely low probabilities of VF and are less than 1/10th<br />
the current typically required to electrocute an adult human being.<br />
Experimental Results on Long Duration Shocks<br />
Animal studies going back to the 1930s show that the risk of inducing VF does<br />
not build up (increase) after the first few seconds. See Table 4.<br />
Table 4. Studies Show Cardiac Effects from Electrical Current Appear in a Few Seconds.<br />
Author Year Subjects<br />
Antoni 14 1985 Guinea pigs<br />
Biegelmeier 16 1987 Human<br />
Biegelmeier 17 1980 Human<br />
Jacobsen 18 1975 Pig<br />
Roy 19 1977 Dog<br />
Ferris 39 1936 Various<br />
Nanthakumar 56 2006 Pig<br />
Weismuller 22 1992 Human<br />
Sharma 20 2004 Human<br />
Figure 12. Summary of animal studies show that at a certain time (t 2 which<br />
is 0.8-5 s) the risk of electrocution does not increase with longer durations.<br />
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