Physiologic effects of the TASER after exercise

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 704-710

  Vilke, Gary M ^a   Sloane, Christian M ^a   Suffecool, Amanda ^b   Kolkhorst, Fred W ^b   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

Cardiac; Conductive energy devices; Physical restraint; Police

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WEAPONS;

EID: 68149167638     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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