Survival of anesthetized sus scrofa after cycling (7-second on/3-second off) exposures to an electronic control device for 3 minutes

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-130

  Jauchem, James R ^a   Seaman, Ronald L ^b   Fines, David A ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b A General Dynamics Company   (United States)

Author keywords

conducted electrical weapon; electromuscular disruption; electronic control device; TASER

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; PROPOFOL; SODIUM; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PH; SWINE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATORY RATE; SODIUM; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

EID: 79958018425     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182186d5d     Document Type: Article

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