Absence of electrocardiographic change after prolonged application of a conducted electrical weapon in physically exhausted adults

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 466-472

  Ho, Jeffrey D ^a   Dawes, Donald M ^b   Heegaard, William G ^a   Calkins, Hugh G ^c   Moscati, Ronald M ^d   Miner, James R ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lompoc District Hospital   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

conducted electrical weapon; dysrhythmia; electronic control device; sudden death; TASER

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WEAPON;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPON INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955807027     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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