(not pacemaker) to be taser guned ? i saw police do it to my son 3 x tonight, he is 21 and was intoxictated and breached his curfew, he was in the police wagon at the time and handcuffed, when they used the taser gun on him ,so i dont know the reason why they used the taser gun. but i sure worry about what can happen since difibulators are shock built. son has hypertophic cardiomyopathy,
2006-08-26 20:06:47 · 11 answers · asked by flowerlegz 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
not enough space on here to explain story back ground, ill make it short, he was to attend rehab sept 4th, also got outof detox 5 days ago after spending 7 days there. very hard to get in rehab in ontario canada, beds are full. but
2006-08-26 20:20:34 · update #1
not enough space on here to explain story back ground, ill make it short, he was to attend rehab sept 4th, also got outof detox 5 days ago after spending 7 days there. very hard to get in rehab in ontario canada, beds are full. but yes peole i care and am TRYING my best. butnow rehab is no way gonna wait for him to get relased . im sure he will do time, then im back to quare one, all that hard work, i did for my son he just watsed it down the drain. its the taser what im concerned about, he was in cusody and handcuffed,
2006-08-26 20:22:46 · update #2
the better question is.....do you care about your son?......get him help, he's drinking with a difibulator and that means he's on a path to a very bad place......worry about that first.
2006-08-26 20:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can assure you that taser use on a heart defibulator is harmless. The electricity put out by the taser is in a completely different classification than that of the difibulator and will in no way react with the difibulator. The volts are high (50,000 volts of pain) but the amperage is extremely low (.008 to be exact, that's less than a Christmas light bulb) and it's the amperage that causes injury to a person. It's been proven that even when the taser is used directly over even a pacemaker, there is still no adverse affects from it. This is because the taser currents are pulsed, which make it have immediant affect on brain waves from your brain to your central nervous system (this making you lose control of your muscles involuntarily), but it is on a different current than that used by electrical devices, whether it be pacemakers, difibulators, or other medical equipment. Only muscle mass can be affected.
As a Taser Instructor, I have been shot with the taser and have every belief that it's a safe less-than-leathal weapon. Keep in mind that you may not know everything that transpired that resulted in your son being tased, but if you believe that excessive force is a possibility then get in touch with your states attorney office so that they can investigate. Good luck with your situation!
2006-08-26 20:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen any scientific data on the effects of an external electrical shock. How ever I have to say that the pacemaker will not be harmed.
If the pacer is capable of giving a shock itself then it should be built to take it.
How ever I would have him get it checked any way.
2006-08-28 02:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have a pacemaker/defibbrillator, in talking with several law enforcement officials, i have come to understand that extensive research was done in this area, and they have found no effects on folks with these. I think he will be fine, at least as far as this is concerned!
2006-08-28 05:28:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can be dangerous. I don't know the mechanics of the implanted defibrilator, so don't know for sure about damage to the unit, but it's possible that it could. (damage the device) The taser can have a destabilizing effect on the heart's neurolectric "beat" signaling system itself. If this system's already impaired in your son................
2006-08-26 20:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the answer is of course yes, it is dangerous.
I would call the rep for the pacemaker and have them make sure it is still working.
And why is your son drinking with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? does he really want to end up in trouble this early in life?
2006-08-26 20:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it can most certainly be dangerous.
However, MUCH more serious is the fact that your son was drinking with his condition. He is LITERALLY drinking himself towards his death.
2006-08-26 20:16:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jack Of All 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes any electrical shock could be harmful but so is police brutality
2006-08-26 20:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by gregoryfarve 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its extermly dangerous
u gotta do something about this soon
or else things will be out of reach
2006-08-26 20:09:56 · answer #9 · answered by Nishant P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that the nonlethal wepons they become wips
2006-08-26 20:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋