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Medical Study Reports Taser Shock May Cause Fatal Heart Rhythm Disruption

In an article published by the American Heart Association, a study of eight cases of people who lost consciousness immediately after being shocked by a TASER X26--the most common electronic control device (ECD) used by police, prisons and the military--concluded that ECD shocks can induce fatal cardiac arrest by capturing ...

 

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