Taser Use Among Law Enforcement Increases As Does Safety

<h1>Taser Use Among Law Enforcement Increases As Does Safety</h1>Author: <a title="Bryan J Buckner" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/bryan-j-buckner/101814.htm">Bryan J Buckner</a> <img src="http://media.2theadvocate.com/images/Taser+051709.JPG" alt="TASER" /> Another Taser study has been conducted, completed and published. Once again, the facts speak for themselves regarding the Taser and it’s safety debate. In a 2009 independent study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by the United States Department of Justice; Taser usage was studied by six police agencies over a three year period. The time period was June 2005 to June 2008 and led by Dr. William P Bozeman. Bozeman of Wake Forest said that law enforcement agencies had to complete an application in order to be considered for the study. In addition, they had to agree to adhere to guidelines that involved use of force reports, doctors and Taser related medical records. The bottom line - the three year study showed that serious injury occurred in less than one percent of the 1,201 Taser deployments. Just to make sure we are on the same page. Officers in this study used the Taser 1,201 times and only once was a serious injury recorded. Two people suffered head injuries from falls and a third developed rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissue. Once again the evidence clearly shows that the use of the Taser is very, very safe. Much more safe and humane compared with billy clubs and hand guns. A local news agency did an independent audit of local law enforcement agencies. They went and randomly pulled the use of force reports to determine if they could find a history of Taser injuries or misuse. They could not. They found that no deaths or serious injuries have ever been recorded in East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension parishes, Louisiana State Police Troop A and Gonzales police since being issued the Taser X26. In fact, the local report actually showed that the use of the Taser prevented several deadly force encounters. The Taser was shown time and time again to have saved the lives of officers and suspects. Taser International manufactures a civilian model with the same 50,000 volt technology as the law enforcement model. The difference is the civilian model fires probes up to 15 feet while the law enforcement model fires a max range of 35 feet. Taser technology makes the most complete and effective self defense weapon available today. If you have questions or need more information regarding the Taser C2 visit us at <a href="http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/taserc2.htm"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/taserc2.htm">http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/taserc2.htm</a></a> We also have an <a href="http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/taserc2_info.htm">TASER information page</a>About the Author: Bryan Buckner is a top self defense & surveillance consultant and business owner. He opened <a href="http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/">Guardian Self Defense & Security Products LLC</a> in 2005. Since that time Guardian has successfully helped over 19,000 (and counting) people and small businesses improve their security situation. Proud members of the South Louisiana Better Business Bureau.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/taser-use-among-law-enforcement-increases-as-does-safety-924803.html" title="Taser Use Among Law Enforcement Increases As Does Safety">Taser Use Among Law Enforcement Increases As Does Safety</a>

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Another Taser study has been conducted, completed and published. Once again, the facts speak for themselves regarding the Taser and it’s safety debate. In a 2009 independent study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by the United States Department of Justice; Taser usage was studied by six police agencies over a three year period. The time period was June 2005 to June 2008 and led by Dr. William P Bozeman.

Bozeman of Wake Forest said that law enforcement agencies had to complete an application in order to be considered for the study. In addition, they had to agree to adhere to guidelines that involved use of force reports, doctors and Taser related medical records.

The bottom line - the three year study showed that serious injury occurred in less than one percent of the 1,201 Taser deployments. Just to make sure we are on the same page. Officers in this study used the Taser 1,201 times and only once was a serious injury recorded. Two people suffered head injuries from falls and a third developed rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle tissue.

Once again the evidence clearly shows that the use of the Taser is very, very safe. Much more safe and humane compared with billy clubs and hand guns.

A local news agency did an independent audit of local law enforcement agencies. They went and randomly pulled the use of force reports to determine if they could find a history of Taser injuries or misuse. They could not. They found that no deaths or serious injuries have ever been recorded in East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension parishes, Louisiana State Police Troop A and Gonzales police since being issued the Taser X26.

In fact, the local report actually showed that the use of the Taser prevented several deadly force encounters. The Taser was shown time and time again to have saved the lives of officers and suspects.

Taser International manufactures a civilian model with the same 50,000 volt technology as the law enforcement model. The difference is the civilian model fires probes up to 15 feet while the law enforcement model fires a max range of 35 feet. Taser technology makes the most complete and effective self defense weapon available today. If you have questions or need more information regarding the Taser C2 visit us at http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/taserc2.htm We also have an TASER information page

Bryan Buckner is a top self defense & surveillance consultant and business owner. He opened Guardian Self Defense & Security Products LLC in 2005. Since that time Guardian has successfully helped over 19,000 (and counting) people and small businesses improve their security situation. Proud members of the South Louisiana Better Business Bureau.

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