A Select Review of Medical and Policy Review Literature March 30, 2008 Conclusion: After reviewing only a small portion of the amounts of literature available it appears that tasers are a more effective and less dangerous option in circumstances that would otherwise call for more lethal or injury-prone uses of force.

Nova Scotia Department of Justice 3/8/08

Increasing use by law enforcement agencies of the M26 and X26 TASER* electrical incapacitation devices has raised concerns about the arrhythmogenic potential of these weapons.

It is a collection of source material and medical evidence and statements on the implications of taser use.

Commissioner. London Metropolitan Police Authority Review of TASER use: Metropolitan Police Authority; September 2004

Canadian Police Research Centre. Review of conducted energy devices. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Police Research Centre August 22, 2005

The Alfred Hospital. Advanced TASER X-26 Safety Analysis 29 June 2003

The Alfred Hospital. Advanced TASER M-26 Safety Analysis The Alfred Hospital; 22 September 2003

Bleetman A, Richard Steyn. The Advanced TASER: A Medical Review: University of Birmingham, UK; April 2003

File No. 2472, British Columbia: Office of Police Complaint Commissioner. A single TASER application made before the subject has been exhausted, followed by a restraint technique that does not impair respiration may provide the optimum outcome. Page 32

Submitted to: The Israel National Police, R&D Division, by Professor Shmuel (Sam) Ben-Yaakov.

Bleetman, A, Steyn, R, Lee, C, Emerg Med J 2004 21: p. 136-140 The Taser is a development of the stun gun. It has recently been introduced into British policing as a "less lethal" weapon to fill the operational gap between the baton and the gun for controlling potentially dangerous and violent suspects. It is inevitable that "tasered" victims will be brought to hospitals. A review of clinical experience with electronic weaponry is presented. Suggestions for managing "tasered" subjects are provided