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Don’t fire Tasers at the chest, manufacturer warns
AFP
Thursday, Oct 22nd, 2009
WASHINGTON — The US manufacturer of the
Taser stun gun has advised police not to aim the weapons at
the chests of suspects after admitting heart risk concerns for
the first time.
Taser International stressed that suffering an "adverse
cardiac event" after being zapped was "extremely unlikely,"
but human rights groups say hundreds of people have been killed
by the electroshock weapons.
In a bulletin dated October 12, the Arizona-based company issued
new guidelines saying it had "lowered the recommended point
of aim from center of mass to lower-center of mass for front
shots."
"When possible, avoiding chest shots with ECDs (Electronic
Control Devices) avoids the controversy about whether ECDs do
or do not affect the human heart," it explained.
"Researchers have concluded that a close distance between
the ECD dart and the heart is the primary factor in determining
whether an ECD will affect the heart. The risk is judged to
be extremely low in field use," it said.
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