Becour Bertrand
Hôtel-Dieu/Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75004 Paris, France.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2013 Jun;34(2):142-6. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31828873d6.
Low-lethality weapons are intended to neutralize a person with maximum security and with minimal risk of injury or death to the user of the weapon, the person arrested, and the witnesses. Under the same circumstances, the use of a firearm is causing mortality of 50%. Marketed since 1974, the Taser X26 is currently staffing services in the French police and gendarmerie. The Taser device has 3 damaging mechanisms: the direct effect of electric current on the tissues, the conversion of electrical energy into thermal energy, and the injuries caused by the general muscle contraction and resulting fall. The study aimed to analyze the specificities of the conducted electrical weapon-related injuries treated in a emergency department on a series of 46 cases. The study population was predominantly middle-aged men. The circumstances of use of the Taser X26 were most often related to an arrest. The frequency of consultation after a shot by Taser X26 was stable. The management is essentially an outpatient because of frequent and benign lesions. The impacts of electrical impulse mainly affect the chest and abdomen. This distribution of impact zones is inhomogeneous, depending on the circumstances of use.
低致命性武器旨在以最大程度的安全性，将使用者、被逮捕者及目击者的受伤或死亡风险降至最低的情况下使人员丧失行动能力。在相同情况下，使用枪支会导致50%的死亡率。自1974年上市以来，泰瑟X26目前在法国警察和宪兵部队中服役。泰瑟装置有3种致伤机制：电流对组织的直接作用、电能转化为热能以及全身肌肉收缩和由此导致的摔倒造成的损伤。该研究旨在分析在急诊科治疗的一系列46例与电击武器相关损伤的特点。研究人群以中年男性为主。泰瑟X26的使用情况大多与逮捕有关。泰瑟X26射击后就诊频率稳定。由于损伤常见且症状较轻，治疗基本为门诊治疗。电脉冲的冲击主要影响胸部和腹部。这种冲击区域的分布不均匀，取决于使用情况。
