Thoracic Compression Fracture as a Result of Taser® Discharge

A conducted electrical device (CED), usually Taser®, is commonly used by law enforcement officers to aid in the incapacitation of subjects. While CEDs are considered "safe" for use on subjects, adverse events may rarely occur. We report a case of a 23-year-old male presenting with severe b...

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Published inClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 319 - 322
Main Authors Tyagi, Aaron, Gill, Alex, Felton, Brent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 01.11.2017
University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Case Report
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ISSN2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI10.5811/cpcem.2017.7.33508

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Summary:A conducted electrical device (CED), usually Taser®, is commonly used by law enforcement officers to aid in the incapacitation of subjects. While CEDs are considered "safe" for use on subjects, adverse events may rarely occur. We report a case of a 23-year-old male presenting with severe back pain following deployment of a CED with resulting acute compression fractures of the thoracic sixth, seventh, and eighth vertebral bodies. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the third case of traumatic injury from CED discharge to be reported in the literature since 1995.
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ISSN:2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2017.7.33508