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Probe finds one-third of people shot by Tasers need medical attention

By in Uncategorized on June 19th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

While the last Taser study we came across found that the devices were safe and caused only a few trips to the hospital, a joint investigation by CBC News and the Canadian Press has now turned up some decidedly different findings, with about one-third of people shot by Tasers reportedly requiring some form of medical attention. Those numbers were drawn from the Taser-use forms that RCMP officers are required to fill out whenever they draw the device, which revealed that 910 of the 3,226 people

shot between 2002 and 2007 had to go to a medical facility, and that “many more” people had minor injuries but never saw a doctor. Needless to say, we somehow suspect this won’t be the last such investigation or study on the matter, especially with the lawsuits flying fast and furiously these days.

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Probe finds one-third of people shot by Tasers need medical attention

By in Uncategorized on June 19th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

While the last Taser study we came across found that the devices were safe and caused only a few trips to the hospital, a joint investigation by CBC News and the Canadian Press has now turned up some decidedly different findings, with about one-third of people shot by Tasers reportedly requiring some form of medical attention. Those numbers were drawn from the Taser-use forms that RCMP officers are required to fill out whenever they draw the device, which revealed that 910 of the 3,226 people

shot between 2002 and 2007 had to go to a medical facility, and that “many more” people had minor injuries but never saw a doctor. Needless to say, we somehow suspect this won’t be the last such investigation or study on the matter, especially with the lawsuits flying fast and furiously these days.

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Original Post By Google News Donald Melanson

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