Thoracic Compression Fractures as a Result of Shock From a Conducted Energy Weapon: A Case Report

Emergency Department Evaluation after Conducted Energy Weapon Use: Review of the Literature for the Clinician

“…There are case reports of injuries sustained directly from the darts, such as ocular, skull, or genital penetration (21,22). Other case reports of spinal compression fractures, presumably from intense muscle contractions of the back musculature in subjects with osteopenia, have been documented (23,24). There are no studies demonstrating the effects on pregnant women, so physicians will need to make clinical decisions on the need for fetal assessment and monitoring based on the type of CEW use, location, and patient presentation.…”

The TASERed finger: A new entity. Case report and review of literature

“…These injuries are the result of the direct impact or the fall caused by pain and temporary paralysis brought on by the electric shock. Direct injuries or fall-related injuries have been reported such as contusions, deep and superficial wounds, burns [3], eye injuries [4], fractures [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], head injuries [13], strokes [14] and transient changes in mental capacity [3,15,16]. Direct bone injuries are rare because the electrodes are quickly stopped by superficial skin tissues; they are mainly the indirect consequence of transient muscle paralysis and the resulting fall.…”

Physiology and pathology of TASER® electronic control devices

“…65,66 While delivering a larger charge (100 lC) than earlier devices, the X26 delivers only 1.3 W of power (versus 7.4 W for the predecessor M26) and thus causes far less burning as there is less heating capability. Note that an infant night-light is typically 7 W.…”