Department of Justice/Wake Forest University Injury Study - August 2009

Safety and Injury Profile of Conducted Electrical Weapons Used by Law Enforcement Officers Against Criminal Suspects

• "To our knowledge, these suggest that more than 99% of subjects do not experience significant injuries after conducted electrical weapon use."
• "Medical examiners did not find conducted electrical weapon use to be causal or contributory in either case of death after CEW use."
• "Mild or no injuries were observed after conducted electrical weapon use in 1,198 subjects (99.75%; 95% confidence interval 99.3% to 99.9%)"

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