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HOW DOES AN ADVANCED TASER WORK?
Upon firing, compressed nitrogen projects two ADVANCED TASER
probes 15 feet at a speed of 135 feet per second. An electrical
signal transmits throughout the region where the probes
make contact with the body or clothing. The result is an
instant loss of the attacker’s neuromuscular control and
any ability to perform coordinated action. ADVANCED TASER
uses an automatic timing mechanism to apply the electric
charge. The ADVANCED TASER releases an electric current
in a preset time sequence (an initial seven seconds followed
by several 1.8 second breaks for a total time of about 30
seconds in each cycle). This cycle ensures that the nervous
system of the target does not recover instantly to allow
him to remove the probes. The follow-on bursts disrupt the
process of re-equilibration of the nervous system. While
the target is disabled, the user can place the device on
the ground and escape.
HOW CAN THE ADVANCED TASER
BE SO EFFECTIVE YET NON-INJURIOUS?
The ADVANCED TASER does not depend upon impact or body penetration
to achieve its effect. Its pulsating electrical output interferes
with communication between the brain and the muscular system,
resulting in loss of control. However, the ADVANCED TASER
is nondestructive to nerves, muscles and other body elements.
It simply affects them in their natural mode. More importantly,
no deaths have ever been directly attributed to the TASER
.
WHAT HAS TESTING REVEALED
REGARDING THE ADVANCED TASER? Anesthesiologist and specialist
in medical electronics, Dr. Frank Summers, MD of St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Orange, California, directed tests of volunteers
at St. Joseph’s in 1971 and 1974. Dr. Summers stated, "...We
undertook this [volunteer test] in the operating rooms at
St. Joseph’s Hospital. We had an assembly of cardiovascular
surgeons, cardiologists... we had a real [TASER]. We tested
extensively and made movies. The tests were impressive.
We monitored all parameters of physiology, including electrocardiographs.
The tests did not produce any lethal effects and we found
that the background work that had been done did indeed pan
out in practice."
DOES THE TASER AFFECT
THE HEART OR A CARDIAC PACEMAKER?
The ADVANCED TASER’s output is well below the level established
as "safe" by the federal government in approving such devices
as the electrified cattle fence. In a medical study of the
Model XR 5000Ô electronic stun gun, Dr. Robert Stratbucker
of the University of Nebraska Medical Center confirmed that
the T-Wave does not interrupt the heartbeat or damage a
pacemaker. Any modern pacemaker is designed to withstand
electrical defibrillator pulses that are hundreds of times
stronger than the ADVANCED TASER’s output. The ADVANCED
TASER current of 0.3 joules is well below the 10-50 joule
threshold above which cardiac ventricular fibrillation can
occur.
ISN’T HIGH VOLTAGE LETHAL?
High voltage, in itself, is not dangerous. One can receive
a 25,000-volt shock of static electricity from a doorknob
on a dry day without harm. The physiological effect of electrical
shock is determined by: the current, its duration, and the
power source that produces the shock. The typical household
current of 110 volts is dangerous because it can pump many
amperes of current throughout the body indefinitely. By
contrast, the ADVANCED TASER power supply consists of 8
AA batteries that are capable of supplying less than three
watts of electrical power for a few minutes.
WILL THE TASER CAUSE ELECTROCUTION?
No. The output is metered by the electronics and the electrical
energy in each pulse is always the same, regardless of the
target condition. The electrical output will not be transferred
from one person to another even if they touch. ADVANCED
TASER, Inc.’s president has been stunned by an ADVANCED
TASER while standing in water to emphasize this point.
WHAT ARE THE AFTER EFFECTS?
A person hit with an ADVANCED TASER will feel dazed for
several minutes. The pulsating electrical output causes
involuntary muscle contractions and a resulting sense of
vertigo. It can momentarily stun or render an attacker unconscious.
Yet, the ADVANCED TASER’s low electrical amperage and short
duration of pulsating current, ensures a non-lethal charge.
Moreover, it does not cause permanent damage or long-term
aftereffects to muscles, nerves or other body functions.
A January 1987 Annals of Emergency Medicine study reported
TASER technology leaves no long term injuries compared with
50% long term injuries for gun shot injuries.
MUST THE PROBES PENETRATE
THE BODY TO BE EFFECTIVE?
No. The electrical current will "jump" up to two inches
as long as both probes are attached to clothing or skin.
At most, only the 3/8-inch needlepoint will penetrate the
skin. They have less energy than a spring propelled BB.
WHAT IF THE PROBES MISS?
The ADVANCED TASER can be used in a touch-stun mode. The
user is thus provided with a final backup if the probes
miss the target. Should the user miss or engage a second
attacker, he can touch the unit directly to the target and
it will work like a powerful touch-stun device.
WHAT IS THE BEST-SHOT
AT MAXIMUM RANGE?
As long as the spread of the probes is at least six inches,
the ADVANCED TASER will be extremely effective. To ensure
that the spread is greater than six inches, the ADVANCED
TASER should be fired at a target several feet away. The
optimum shot is from seven to ten feet away form the target
to achieve maximum effect. At seven to ten feet away - the
spread of the probes will be approximately 16 inches, ensuring
that the target receives the most efficient T-Wave flow.
DOES TEMPERATURE HAVE
A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ADVANCED TASER? No. The
ADVANCED TASER utilizes compressed nitrogen (an inert gas).
The ADVANCED TASER compressed air capsules have successfully
held their charges at temperatures of minus 20º F and up
to 160º F. Moreover, altitude will not adversely effect
the firing of an ADVANCED TASER. In addition, the temperature
will not effect the T-Wave. However, as with any product
containing polycarbonates and other thermoplastics, the
ADVANCED TASER and Air Cartridges should never be left in
direct sunlight.
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