TASERʼ Conducted Electrical Weapons: Physiology, Pathology, and Law
TASERʼ Conducted Electrical Weapons are rapidly replacing the club for law-enforcement control of violent subjects within many countries around the globe. A TASERʼ CEW is a hand-held device that delivers a 400-volt pulse with a duration tuned to control the skeletal muscles without affecting the hea...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2009.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85475-5 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Conducted Electrical Weapons: A User<U+0019>s Perspective
- The Scientific History
- Conducted Electrical Weapons and Resolution of Use of Force Encounters
- Non-Lethal Weapons: The Broader Context
- Transcutaneous Muscle Stimulation
- Current Flow in the Human Body
- Animal Studies
- CEW Research Models: Animal and Human Studies
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Electrocardiographic Effects of the CEW
- Serum And Skin Effects of CEW Application
- Echocardiographic Effects of the CEW
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Effects of CEWs on Respiration
- Neuroendocrine Effects of CEWs
- Electroporation of Cardiac and Nerve Cells
- Eye and Head Injuries
- CEW Effects With Illegal Stimulant Intoxication
- Alcohol and the CEW
- Conducted Electrical Weapons and Implantable Cardiac Devices
- Risk Management and the CEW
- The New York City Experience
- Impact of CEW and Other Types of Force and Resistance on Officer and Suspect Injuries
- Field Statistics Overview
- Sudden-In-Custody Death
- Stimulant Abuse and Sudden Cardiac Death
- The Systemic Role of Illicit Drugs and Their Toxicology
- Excited Delirium Syndrome
- Biochemical Brain Markers in Excited Delirium Deaths
- Sudden Unexpected Death In Custody Investigative Checklist
- Legal Basics for the CEW
- Science and Logic Meet the Law
- Appendix: Excited Delirium Checklist
- Index.