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Europace. 2007 Jul;9(7):551-6. Epub 2007 May 9.
Do electrical stun guns (TASER-X26) affect the functional integrity of implantable pacemakers and defibrillators?
Lakkireddy D, Khasnis A, Antenacci J, Ryshcon K, Chung MK, Wallick D, Kowalewski W, Patel D, Mlcochova H, Kondur A, Vacek J, Martin D, Natale A, Tchou P.
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CONCLUSION: Pacemakers and ICD generators and leads functions were not affected by the tested standard 5 s stun gun shocks.
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Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;2009:3199-204. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333136.
TASER conducted electrical weapons and implanted pacemakers and defibrillators.
Vanga SR, Bommana S, Kroll MW, Swerdlow C, Lakkireddy D.
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CONCLUSION: Oversensing of TASER CEW discharges may cause noise reversion pacing in pacemakers and inappropriate detection of VF in ICDs. The nominal 5-second discharge is sufficiently short that neither clinically significant inhibition of bradycardia pacing nor inappropriate ICD shocks have been reported.
Current evidence indicates that CEW discharges do not have adverse effects on pacemakers and ICDs.
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