Effect of an electronic control device exposure on a methamphetamine- intoxicated animal model

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-443

  Dawes, Donald M ^a   Ho, Jeffrey D ^b   Cole, Jon B ^b   Reardon, Robert F ^b   Lundin, Erik J ^a   Terwey, Karen S ^b   Falvey, Dan G ^b   Miner, James R ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiac; Law enforcement; Methamphetamine; TASER

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HYPERTENSION; INTOXICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSHOCK; HEART RATE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHEEP; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS; WEAPONS;

EID: 77951047754     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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