Medical
TASER® ECDs are Some of the Most Studied Weapons in History
Why TASER ECDs?
There are more than 250 research papers on the safety of TASER technology
99.75% of the time suspects have no significant injury as a result of using the device (DOJ)
Source: Bozeman, W., et al. Safety and Injury Profile of Conducted Energy Weapons Used by Law Enforcement Officers Against Criminal Suspects, Annals of Emerg. Med. 2009.
Source: Bozeman, W., et al. Safety and Injury Profile of Conducted Energy Weapons Used by Law Enforcement Officers Against Criminal Suspects, Annals of Emerg. Med. 2009.
TASER has spent more than $4.5 million in the past five years for medical research of its products
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Acidosis
While muscle activity does produce lactic acid, human studies of ECD exposures up to 15 seconds (or 3 cycles) have shown that there is no clinically significant increase in metabolic acidosis
Breathing
There have been over 31 studies specifically studying the breathing or physiological effects of TASER technology
Direct Cardiac Effect
Over 17 specific studies on Cardiac Effects have been conducted