American Academy of Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice Committee Recommendations - July 2010

What Evaluations Are Needed in Emergency Department Patients after a TASER Device Activation?

• "The current human literature has not found evidence of dangerous laboratory abnormalities, physiologic changes, or immediate or delayed cardiac ischemia or dysrhythmias after exposure to CEW electrical discharges of up to 15 seconds."
• "Therefore the current medical literature does not support routine performance of laboratory studies, EKGs, or prolonged Emergency Department (ED) observation or hospitalization for ongoing cardiac monitoring after CEW exposure in an otherwise asymptomatic awake and alert patient."

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