Infarctus du myocarde suite à une électrisation par pistolet à impulsion électrique

Ahmed, Habib Ben; Bouzouita, K; Selmi, Khalifa; Chelli, M; Mokaddem, A; Ameur, Youssef Ben; Boujnah, Mohamed Rachid

doi:10.1016/j.ancard.2012.03.006

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“…In some instances, the exact pathogenetic mechanism has not been established. This includes three cases of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) in healthy young men aged 20, 33 and 37 (Baldwin et al, 2010;Belen et al, 2015;Ben Ahmed et al, 2013). The pathogenesis of these myocardial infarctions is unknown, and they occurred at different times following the incident (immediately and after ninety minutes and four hours respectively), but Baldwin et al speculate that it could be due to a spasm in the coronary artery (that supplies the heart muscle with blood) (Baldwin et al, 2010).…”

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Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Brasholt,

Aon,

Michaelsen

et al. 2024

torture

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Introduction Electrical discharge weapons (EDWs) are increasingly used by law enforcement around the globe as a less lethal option to firearms. Concerns have been raised about their use, inter alia from the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT). The purpose of this manuscript is to provide an overview of case studies to assess the health consequences of EDW exposure. Methods Medline and Pubmed were searched for case studies on EDWs without restriction on language or date. Screening was first at abstract level and then at full article level. Articles were excluded if they were not case studies, concerned children under 15 years old or were off topic. A PRISMA flow diagram was created. Results A total of 71 studies were included, and they demonstrate a wide range of health consequences from minor injuries to lethal conditions. The injuries can be classified as direct and indirect, i.e., related to the use itself (e.g., penetration by darts) and related to falls and burns following neuromuscular incapacitation and ignition of flammable fluids. Cardiac incidents – some being fatal - were the health consequences found most reported, but the relation to the EDW is contested. In other cases, a very plausible association is established between EDW exposure and the health consequences. Description of pain and mental suffering related to EDW exposure was lacking in the reviewed case studies. Discussion EDWs may lead to physical and most likely mental suffering. When assessing patients and when documenting cases where persons may have been exposed to EDWs, including torture and ill-treatment cases, it is important to be aware of the different types of health consequences.

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“…Unknown mechanism: Acute myocardial infarction. Baldwin et al, 2010;Belen et al, 2015;Ben Ahmed et al, 2013.…”

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Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Brasholt,

Aon,

Michaelsen

et al. 2024

torture

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“…Although the case was said to "demonstrate the arrhythmogenic potential" of the CEW, there was no pre-exposure EKG record. Ben Ahmed et al (148) reported a case in which a 33-year-old man suffered an acute inferior myocardial infarction following CEW application to the chest. No direct causality was determined.…”

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Exposures to Conducted Electrical Weapons (IncludingTASER^®Devices): How Many and for How Long are Acceptable?

Jauchem

2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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TASER(®) conducted electrical weapons (CEWs) are an important law-enforcement tool. The purposes of this study are a) to review recent literature regarding potential pathophysiological responses to applications of CEWs, and other related issues and b) to evaluate whether enough data exist to determine the acceptability of longer-duration (or repeated) exposures. This is a narrative review, using a multidisciplinary approach of analyzing reports from physiological, legal-medical, and police-strategy literature sources. In general, short-duration exposures to CEWs result in limited effects. Longer-duration or repeated exposures may be utilized with caution, although there are currently not enough data to determine the acceptability of all types of exposures. Data examined in the literature have inherent limitations. Appropriateness of specific types of CEW usage may be determined by individual police agencies, applying risk/benefit analyses unique to each organization. While more research is recommended, initial concepts of potential future long-duration or repeated CEW applications are presented.

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The topical problems of the application of the TASER electroshock devices

Kondratova

Kulinkovich

2017

Sud.-med. ekspert.

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The objective of the present study was the analysis of publications in the foreign medical literature concerning the problems of safety, clinical diagnostics, pathological morphology, and treatment of the patients subjected to the impact by various models of the TASER electroshock devices. The materials for this article were borrowed from the available Internet resources and libraries. The methods of scientific analysis were employed to follow up the dynamics of publication and to determine the number of publications on the issues of interest. The main attention was given to the overview of the subject matter of scientific research and experiments. The review covers 74 foreign articles presenting the discussion of various conditions and circumstances of the action of various types of the TASER electroshock devices (ESD) on the man with special reference to their effectiveness and safety as confirmed by numerous experimental impacts on the volunteers and animals. It is shown that the dynamics of relevant publications in the foreign scientific periodicals gives evidence of the strong interest shown by the specialists in various scientific disciplines to the problem of safety of various models of the TASER electroshock devices. The largest number of the articles (60 or 81.1%) published during the period covered by the present study were submitted by the American authors describing their experiments involving the volunteers, anthropometric dummies, and human corpses (n=38 or 51%). The subject matter of these publications included the forensic medical evaluation of the lethal outcomes of the application of the TASER electroshock devices with the related technical problems and characteristic of various ESD models. Despite the extensive studies on the volunteers and the experimental animals, the authors of the publications failed to present direct and conclusive evidence of the lethal consequences of the application of the TASER electroshock devices (ESD) on the man. Some of them recommend to prohibit (or restrict whenever possible) the targeted application of the electric shock weapons to the thoracic region. Experiments on the animals have demonstrated the possibility of development of cardiovascular and respiratory complications following the application of the TASER X2 electroshock devices operating at a frequency of 40 Hz during 30 minutes. The clinical and laboratory studies with the participation of the volunteers in an alcoholic intoxication condition have confirmed the long-term increase in the blood lactate levels under the influence of the electric shocking weapons. The analogous data suggesting the development of pronounced acidosis under effect of the TASER X2 electroshock devices due to the elevation of the lactate concentration in the venous blood have been obtained in the animal experiments. The studies of humans in a narcotic intoxication condition failed to provide direct evidence of induction of psychic disorders in the form of an acute confusional state (delirium) under the influence of the TASER ele...

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Infarctus du myocarde suite à une électrisation par pistolet à impulsion électrique

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Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Exposures to Conducted Electrical Weapons (IncludingTASER^®Devices): How Many and for How Long are Acceptable?

The topical problems of the application of the TASER electroshock devices

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Infarctus du myocarde suite à une électrisation par pistolet à impulsion électrique

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Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Health impact of electric discharge weapons: a review of case studies

Exposures to Conducted Electrical Weapons (IncludingTASER®Devices): How Many and for How Long are Acceptable?

The topical problems of the application of the TASER electroshock devices

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Exposures to Conducted Electrical Weapons (IncludingTASER^®Devices): How Many and for How Long are Acceptable?