Acute effects of an alternative electronic-control-device waveform in swine

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Jauchem, James ^a   Beason, Charles W ^a   Cook, Michael C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Conducted electrical weapon; Electro muscular disruption; Electronic control device; Forensic; Myoglobinemia; Non lethal weapon; TASER

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTIC ACID; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATHING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PH; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CREATINE KINASE; ELECTROSHOCK; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; RESPIRATION; SODIUM; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68949125377     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-009-9076-x     Document Type: Article

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