TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Fortuitous therapeutic effect of Taser shock for a patient in atrial fibrillation
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Richards, Kyle A.
A1  - Kleuser, L. Peter
A1  - Kluger, Jeffrey
SP  - 686
EP  - 688
VL  - 52
IS  - 6
N2  - Neuromuscular incapacitating devices are used by law enforcement and military forces worldwide. The most frequently used of these devices are from Taser International. Although they are regarded as a less than lethal alternative, there have been several case reports aimed at linking the potential causal relationship of a shock from a neuromuscular incapacitating device and sudden cardiac death caused by induced ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. In this report, we describe the first known account in which a neuromuscular incapacitating device had a temporal relationship to a more positive therapeutic outcome for a patient.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.04.023
ID  - ref1
ER  -