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HOW CAN THE AIR TASER BE SO EFFECTIVE YET NON-INJURIOUS?
The AIR 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 AIR TASER is non-destructive 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 AIR 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 AIR 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 AIR TASER’s output. The AIR 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 AIR TASER power supply consists of an alkaline 9-Volt
battery that is 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. AIR TASER, Inc.’s president has been
stunned by an AIR TASER while standing in water to emphasize this point.
WHAT ARE THE AFTEREFFECTS?
A person hit with an AIR 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 AIR 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 AIR 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 AIR
TASER will be extremely effective. To ensure that the spread is greater
than six inches, the AIR 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 AIR TASER? No.
The AIR TASER utilizes compressed nitrogen (an inert gas). The AIR
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 AIR TASER. In addition, the
temperature will not effect the T-Wave. However, as with any product
containing polycarbonates and other thermoplastics, the AIR TASER and
Air Cartridges should never be left in direct sunlight.
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