Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 480-489 , April 2009

Safety and Injury Profile of Conducted Electrical Weapons Used by Law Enforcement Officers Against Criminal Suspects

Presented at the 2007 American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly Research Forum, October 2007, Seattle, WA.

  • William P. Bozeman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: William P. Bozeman, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157; 336-716-1740, fax 336-716-1705
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  • William E. Hauda II, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, and the Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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  • Joseph J. Heck, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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  • Derrel D. Graham Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
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  • Brian P. Martin, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
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  • James E. Winslow, MD, Mph

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC

Received 15 September 2008 ,Revised 10 November 2008 ,Accepted 25 November 2008.

 The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.

 Supervising editors: David P. Sklar, MD; Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH

 Author contributions: WPB conceived the study, designed the trial, and obtained research funding. WPB supervised recruitment of participating centers and collection of data. All authors participated in data analysis and article development. WPB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. This project was supported by grant No. 2004-IJ-CX-K047, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Office of Science and Technology's Directed Energy Research Program, managed by Joseph Cecconi. Funding included direct and administrative costs and case reporting fees, which were provided as donations to the participating law enforcement agencies. Site investigators were unpaid for the initial 2 years of the study and then were provided a stipend of $500 per year for the final year. The funding agency did not participate in or direct study design, site selection, data analysis, or manuscript preparation. There was no funding or other support provided by any conducted electrical weapon manufacturer.

 Publication dates: Available online January 21, 2009.

 Reprints not available from authors.

PII: S0196-0644(08)02061-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.11.021

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 480-489 , April 2009

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