Neuromuscular Effects of Stun Device Discharges

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-87

  Valentino, Daniel J ^a,b   Walter, Robert J ^a,b   Dennis, Andrew J ^a,b   Nagy, Kimberly ^a,b   Loor, Michele M ^a,b   Winners, Jerry ^a   Bokhari, Faran ^a,b   Wiley, Dorion ^a,b   Merchant, Azher ^b   Joseph, Kimberly ^a,b   Roberts, Roxanne ^a,b  

^a Stroger Hospital   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; CK MB; combined muscle action potential; creatinine; dysrhythmia; EID; EKG; electromuscular incapacitation; electromyography; EMG; heart; ketamine; lactate; metabolic acidosis; MK63; pH; potassium; respiratory acidosis; stun baton; stun device; swine; troponin I; xylazine

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; TROPONIN I;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMUSCULAR INCAPACITATION DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUN GUN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOPSY; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; HEART RATE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGLOBIN; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POTASSIUM; SKIN; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; WEAPONS;

EID: 35248849404     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.049     Document Type: Article

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