TASER(®) Electronic Control Device-Induced Rhabdomyolysis and Renal Failure: A Case Report

Many law enforcement agencies around the United States are employing the use of TASER(®) electronic control devices (TASER(®) International Inc.) to subdue combative suspects. Since its inception the TASER(®) has had a temporal association with reports of rhabdomyolysis. Case reports have reported T...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2015-10, Vol.9 (10), p.HD01-HD02
Main Authors: Gleason, James Benjamin, Ahmad, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
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Forensic Section
law enforcement
stun gun
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Summary:Many law enforcement agencies around the United States are employing the use of TASER(®) electronic control devices (TASER(®) International Inc.) to subdue combative suspects. Since its inception the TASER(®) has had a temporal association with reports of rhabdomyolysis. Case reports have reported TASER(®) induced rhabdomyolysis as mild but serious cases have also been reported. Herein we present the case of a single patient who was admitted to our health network with severe rhabdomyolysis after receiving TASER(®) shocks and review the pertinent literature. No direct link has been established between clinically significant rhabdomyolysis and TASER(®) device application but this case serves as an example of a sparsely documented but serious complication that may occur in patients who are at risk for restraint by an electronic control device.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2015/15465.6608