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Taser Injuries

By Sean Sirrine

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I have discussed taser many times on this blog, but it never ceases to amaze me that people think tasers are somehow "safe" and don'tdo any injury to the people they are used on. Of course, it is better than getting shot, but as the doctor in this article states, it makes sense for the officer to assume that they have done damage.

From CBC News:

About one in three people shot with a Taser by the RCMP receive injuries that require medical attention, according to a joint investigation by CBC News/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Press.

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Dr. Paul Dorian, a cardiologist and a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, said police officers need to assume they may hurt someone when they use a Taser and treat all injuries seriously.

He conducted a study on pigs on the effects on the heart of Taser shocks and found multiple hits with a stun gun can cause heart stress.

"If there is injury and illness, as a physician, I would have to say those people, even if they are accused criminals, should be taken care of," he said.

Full post as published by Objective Justice on June 18, 2008 (boomark / email).