Theoretical possibility of ventricular fibrillation during use of TASER neuromuscular incapacitation devices

Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 5671-5674

  Panescu, Dorin ^a   Kroll, Mark W ^b   Stratbucker, Robert A ^c  

^a ST JUDE MEDICAL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stratbucker and Assoc ^*

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac; Fibrillation; Modeling; TASER

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MODELS;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL PULSE; FIBRILLATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASER; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEAPON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; WEAPONS;

EID: 61849121816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650501     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (15)

1. TASER International: TASER Technology Summary. Available at http ://www.taser.com/facts/qa.htm
2. Smith PW, Hand-held stun gun for incapacitating a human target, US Patent 6, 636, 412, October 21, 2003.
3. TASER International, M26/X26 E Series Electronic Control Device Specification. 2006.
4. rd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1989.
5. Sun H. Models of ventricular fibrillation probability and neuromuscular stimulation after Taser® use in humans. PhD thesis: University of Wisconsin, 2007. Available online: http://ecow.engr.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/get/ece/762/webster/
6. rd EMBE Conference, Prague 2005; 11(1).
7. Walcott GP, KenKnight BH, Smith WM and Ideker RK, "Strength-Duration Curves for Ventricular Pacing and Defibrillation," Proc NASPE, PACE, Vol. 18, Part II, April 1995.
8. Panescu D, Webster JG, W. Tompkins WJ and Stratbucker RA. Optimization of cardiac defibrillation by threedimensional finite element modeling of the human thorax. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1995; 42(2); 185-192.
9. Structural Research and Analysis Corporation (SRAC), division of SolidWorks Corporation, COSMOS/M: http://www.cosmosm.com/pages/products/cosmosm. html
10. Gehl J, Sorensen TH, Nielsen K, Raskmark P, Nielsen SL, Skovsgaard T, and Mir LM. In vivo electroporation of skeletal muscle: threshold, efficacy and relation to electric field distribution. BBA-General Subjects 1999; 1428(2-3); 233-240.
11. Wu J-Y, Sun H, O'Rourke A, Huebner S, Rahko PS, Will JA and Webster JG. Taser blunt dart-to-heart distance causing ventricular fibrillation in pigs. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2007; in press.
12. Stratton SJ, Rogers C, Brickett K and Gruzinski G. Factors associated with sudden death of individuals requiring restraint from excited delirium. Am J Emerg Med 2001; 19; 187-191.
13. Bashian GG, Wagner GA, Wallick DW and Tchou PJ, "Relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) to Minimum Distance from Skin Surface to Myocardium: Implications for Neuromuscular Incapacitating Devices (NMID)," Circulation, 116(II), 947, 2007.
14. Deale OC and Lerman BB. Intrathoracic current flow during transthoracic defibrillation in dogs. Circ Res 1990; 67(6); 1405-1419.
15. BSI British Standards. BS EN 60601-1:2006 Medical electrical equipment. General requirements for basic safety and essential performance. 2006.