Taser X26 discharges in swine: Ventricular rhythm capture is dependent on discharge vector

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1478-1485

  Valentino, Daniel J ^a,c   Walter, Robert J ^a,b,c   Dennis, Andrew J ^a,c   Margeta, Bosko ^b,c   Starr, Frederic ^a   Nagy, Kimberly K ^a,c   Bokhari, Faran ^a,c   Wiley, Dorion E ^a,c   Joseph, Kimberly T ^a,c   Roberts, Roxanne R ^a,c  

^a Stroger Hospital   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysrhythmia; Echocardiography; Electromuscular incapacitation; Stun gun; Swine; Taser; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMUSCULAR INCAPACITATION DEVICE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; WEAPON;

ANIMALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; WEAPONS;

EID: 67650641578     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818bc17a     Document Type: Article

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