The respiratory, metabolic, and neuroendocrine effects of a new generation electronic control device

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Dawes, Donald M ^a,b   Ho, Jeffrey D ^c   Reardon, Robert F ^c   Strote, Seth R ^c   Nelson, Rebecca S ^c   Lundin, Erik J ^a   Orozco, Benjamin S ^c   Kunz, Sebastian N ^d   Miner, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Lompoc Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Catecholamines; Electronic control device; Rhabdomyolysis; Spirometry; TASER

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CALCIUM ION; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; DOPAMINE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 79953066202     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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