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> I also have a cardiac implant, if they try to tase me I might even end up dead. Aren't tasers certified not to interfere with pacemakers and similar things?
by dangleberry 2y ago
> I also have a cardiac implant, if they try to tase me I might even end up dead.
Aren't tasers certified not to interfere with pacemakers and similar things?
- defrost 2y agoYes|No. They don't interfere with pacemakers. They can cause arrythmias, and even cause respiratory arrest. They're probably more likely to cause such things in people that need pacemakers. Tasers were tested on four healthy pigs with pacemakers .. All OK. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.118.suppl_18.S_592-b https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.118.suppl_18.S_... isn't as cut and dried as some might claim.