Khmara Natalia, Gort Silvan, Kaelin Beat, Thali Michael J, Bolliger Stephan A
From the Department of Forensic Medicine and Imaging, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich.
SWAT, City Police Zurich.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2025 Mar 1;46(1):17-21. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000982. Epub 2024 Sep 3.
The older generation TASER probes X26 and X2 have been shown to be capable of piercing the skull with their tips. With the introduction of the new TASER 7 and the far more powerful TASER 10, concerns have arisen as to whether these weapons might penetrate the skull more deeply and thus prove to be potentially lethal. For this reason, we tested the penetration capacity of these weapons on polyurethane-gelatine-buckskin head simulants at different firing distances. The striking speeds and striking angles were documented with a high-speed camera, and the piercing depths were recorded by computed tomography. None of the probes penetrated the skull, but their tips did; TASER 7 probe tips pierced up to 5.6 mm, whereas TASER 10 probe tips pierced up to 10.4 mm. The TASER 7 probes fared better with regard to penetration depth at shorter firing distances; on the other hand, the TASER 10 probes pierced more deeply at distances of 3 to 4 m, with their flight stability improving after the first 2 m. Our results imply that TASER 7 and TASER 10 probes are not to be expected to cause great harm or even death when striking the head.
老一代泰瑟枪探头X26和X2已被证明其尖端能够穿透头骨。随着新型泰瑟枪7以及威力更强的泰瑟枪10的推出，人们开始担心这些武器是否会更深地穿透头骨，从而可能具有致命性。因此，我们在不同射击距离下，对聚氨酯 - 明胶 - 鹿皮头部模拟物测试了这些武器的穿透能力。用高速摄像机记录打击速度和打击角度，通过计算机断层扫描记录穿透深度。没有一个探头穿透头骨，但它们的尖端做到了；泰瑟枪7探头尖端穿透达5.6毫米，而泰瑟枪10探头尖端穿透达10.4毫米。在较短射击距离下，泰瑟枪7探头在穿透深度方面表现更好；另一方面，泰瑟枪10探头在3至4米距离时穿透更深，在最初2米后其飞行稳定性有所提高。我们的结果表明，泰瑟枪7和泰瑟枪10探头击中头部时预计不会造成严重伤害甚至死亡。
