Sloane Christian M, Chan Theodore C, Levine Saul D, Dunford James V, Neuman Tom, Vilke Gary M
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California 92103-8676, USA.
J Emerg Med. 2008 Jul;35(1):29-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.08.073. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
The Taser is a high-voltage, low-amperage conducted energy device used by many law enforcement agencies as a less lethal force weapon. The objective of this study was to evaluate for a rise in serum troponin I level after deployment of the Taser on law enforcement training volunteers. A prospective, observational cohort study was performed evaluating serum troponin I levels in human subjects 6 h after an exposure to the Taser X-26. Outcome measures included abnormal elevation in serum troponin I level (> 0.2 ng/mL). There were 66 subjects evaluated. The mean shock duration was 4.36 s (range 1.2-5 s). None of the subjects had a positive troponin I level 6 h after exposure. It was concluded that human volunteers exposed to a single shock from the Taser did not develop an abnormal serum troponin I level 6 h after shock, suggesting that there was no myocardial necrosis or infarction.
泰瑟枪是一种高压、低电流的传导性能量装置，被许多执法机构用作杀伤力较小的武器。本研究的目的是评估泰瑟枪对执法培训志愿者使用后血清肌钙蛋白I水平是否升高。进行了一项前瞻性观察队列研究，评估人类受试者在接触泰瑟枪X-26 6小时后的血清肌钙蛋白I水平。结果指标包括血清肌钙蛋白I水平异常升高（>0.2 ng/mL）。共评估了66名受试者。平均电击持续时间为4.36秒（范围1.2 - 5秒）。暴露6小时后，所有受试者的肌钙蛋白I水平均未呈阳性。得出的结论是，接受单次泰瑟枪电击的人类志愿者在电击6小时后血清肌钙蛋白I水平未出现异常升高，这表明没有心肌坏死或梗死。
