TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Thoracic compression fracture as a result of Taser discharge
JO  - Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
A1  - Tyagi, Aaron C.
A1  - Gill, Alex
A1  - Felton, Brent
SP  - 319
EP  - 322
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
N2  - A conducted electrical device (CED), usually Taser®, is commonly used by law enforcement officers to aid in the incapacitation of subjects. While CEDs are considered "safe" for use on subjects, adverse events may rarely occur. We report a case of a 23-year-old male presenting with severe back pain following deployment of a CED with resulting acute compression fractures of the thoracic sixth, seventh, and eighth vertebral bodies. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the third case of traumatic injury from CED discharge to be reported in the literature since 1995.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2474-252X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.7.33508
ID  - ref1
ER  -