Impact of conducted electrical weapons in a mentally ill population: a brief report

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 780-785

  Ho, Jeffrey D ^a   Dawes, Donald M ^b   Johnson, Mark A ^c   Lundin, Erik J ^c   Miner, James R ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lompoc District Hospital   (United States)

^c TASER International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; WEAPON;

ADULT; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34548543509     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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