Title :
Theoretical possibility of ventricular fibrillation during use of TASER neuromuscular incapacitation devices
Author :
Panescu, Dorin ; Kroll, Mark W. ; Stratbucker, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
St. Jude Medical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
Introduction: TASER devices deliver electrical pulses that temporarily incapacitate suspects. This study analyzes the theoretical possibility of ventricular fibrillation (VF) induction by TASER currents.
Keywords :
Current density; Fibrillation; Law enforcement; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Probes; Propagation losses; Skin; Voltage; Weapons; Arrhythmia; Cardiac; Fibrillation; Modeling; TASER; Computer Simulation; Electric Stimulation; Electromagnetic Fields; Heart Conduction System; Humans; Models, Cardiovascular; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Ventricular Fibrillation; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650501
