• DocumentCode
    2924483
  • Title

    Multi-organ effects of Conducted Electrical Weapons (CEW) — A review

  • Author

    Biria, Mazda ; Bommana, Sudharani ; Kroll, Mark ; Panescu, Dorin ; Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Kansas Hosp., Kansas City, KS, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
  • Firstpage
    1266
  • Lastpage
    1270
  • Abstract
    Since the introduction of the Conducted Electrical Weapons (CEW) several studies have been conducted and multiple reports have been published on safety of these devices from a medical point of view. Use of these devices in different situations and reported deaths attracts media attention and causes general anxiety around these devices. These devices have several limitations- such as rate of fire or maximum effective range in comparison to fire arms. Here we wish to review medical publications regarding the safety of these devices based on different systems.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomedical engineering; physiological models; safety; weapons; CEW; Conducted Electrical Weapons; device safety; fire arms; firing rate; maximum effective range; multiorgan effects; Animals; Cardiology; Humans; Injuries; Muscles; Probes; Weapons; Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries; Humans; Incidence; Multiple Trauma; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; Viscera;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Buenos Aires
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4123-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626415
  • Filename
    5626415