New study links Tasers to lethal cardiac arrests

NEW YORK: The electrical shock delivered to the chest by a Taser can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden death, according to a new study, although it is unknown how frequently such deaths occur.

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The study, which analysed detailed records from the cases of eight people in the US who went into cardiac arrest after receiving shocks from a Taser X26 fired at a distance, is likely to add to the debate about the safety of the weapons. Seven of the people in the study died; one survived.

Advocacy groups such as Amnesty International have argued that Tasers, the most widely used of a class of weapons known as electrical control devices, are potentially lethal and that stricter rules should govern their use.

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New study links Tasers to lethal cardiac arrests

New study links Tasers to lethal cardiac arrests

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