Physiological Effects of a Conducted Electrical Weapon on Human Subjects

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 569-575

  Vilke, Gary M ^a   Sloane, Christian M ^a   Bouton, Katie D ^b   Kolkhorst, Fred W ^b   Levine, Saul D ^a   Neuman, Tom S ^a   Castillo, Edward M ^a   Chan, Theodore C ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; ELECTROLYTE; LACTIC ACID; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASER DEVICE; TIDAL VOLUME; TRAINING; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 35349018401     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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