NCJ Number
246099
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Dated: May 2013 Pages: 684-692
Date Published
May 2013
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This study investigated and evaluated the safety margins of the continuous long duration up to 30 min effect of the TASER X26 waveform, using a Sus scrofa model.
Abstract
Long duration continuous stimulus has not been evaluated on humans or human surrogates prior to this study. Swine were used as models due to similarities with humans in their skin and cardiovascular systems. Very long duration was used to determine both exposure dose and possible adverse physiological effects of dose. The trial began with an application of 10 min, and subsequent animals received increasing exposure time up to a survived maximum duration of 30 min. At the onset of this work, it was hypothesized that there would be a time limit after which most animals would not survive consistent with increased dose response. However, this hypothesis was not supported by the experimental results. All animals 10 of 10 survived up to 3 min. Seven of the 10 animals survived up to a 10-min exposure and 3 of 5 animals with a 30-min target exposure survived the full exposure. Surviving animals were recovered and observed for 24 h, with no postrecovery deaths. This suggests that swine based on physiology will not experience a fatal event when exposed to the TASER X26 for a continuous 3 min. Conclusions regarding longer duration 10-30 min are not as certain due to the small sample sizes at these time intervals. Abstract published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.