TASER® Conducted Electrical Weapons: Physiology, Pathology, and Law

Conducted Electrical Weapons: A User’s Perspective.- The Scientific History.- Conducted Electrical Weapons and Resolution of Use-of-Force Encounters.- Nonlethal Weapons: The Broader Context.- Transcutaneous Muscle Stimulation.- Current Flow in the Human Body.- Animal Studies.- CEW Research Models: Animal and Human Studies.- Cardiac Arrhythmias.- Electrocardiographic Effects of the CEW.- Serum and Skin Effects of CEW Application.- Echocardiographic Effects of the CEW.- Rhabdomyolysis.- Effects of CEWs on Respiration.- Neuroendocrine Effects of CEWs.- Electroporation of Cardiac and Nerve Cells.- Eye and Head Injuries.- CEW Effects with Illegal Stimulant Intoxication.- Alcohol and the CEW.- Conducted Electrical Weapons and Implantable Cardiac Devices.- Risk Management and the CEW.- The New York City Experience.- Impact of CEW and Other Types of Force and Resistance on Officer and Suspect Injuries.- Field Statistics Overview.- Sudden In-Custody Death.- Stimulant Abuse and Sudden Cardiac Death.- The Systemic Role of Illicit Drugs and Their Toxicology.- Excited Delirium Syndrome.- Biochemical Brain Markers in Excited Delirium Deaths.- Sudden Unexpected Death in Custody (SUDIC).- Legal Basics for the CEW.- Science and Logic Meet the Law.