Cardiac Safety of Electrical Stun Guns: Letting Science and Reason Advance the Debate

Abstract

The authors reflect on the cardiac safety of electrical stun guns. They commented that the role of biologic models in evaluating the cardiac effects of Taser plays greater importance with the limitations of the epidemiologic data, clinical investigations and theoretical arguments. They added that the debate over the use of Taser is confounded by lack of sufficient scientific evidence to make firm conclusions on the potential of adverse cardiac effects.