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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,155
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| VASOVAGAL EPISODE - STATUS POST TASES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. PATIENT STATES HEART HURTS AFTER HE WAS TASED TIMES TWO BY POLICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT TO HAVE TAZER REMOVED FROM CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| BIB POLICE COMBATIVE&UNCO-OPERATIVE, TAZERRED TO THE CHEST >>CHEST PW/KNEE ABR/ETOH=0.104 INTOX/R/O DRUG USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED L UPPER BACK WHEN TAZED OR TASED BY S.O. AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT WAS TAZED. DETAILS UNKNOWN. DX: PW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 36 Y/O F INJURED CHEST WHEN *** WHILE IN JAIL.DX; TWO CHEST PUNCTURE WO UNDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEST PAIN FOR ONE DAY AFTER TAZED IN CHEST BY POLICE CHEST PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Aerosol containers |
| PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER INHALING PEPPER SPRAY DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 24 YO MALE WAS ***D AND IT'S REACTING WTH HIS SICKLE CELL CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| CHEST PAIN FROM TASER. DX-CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Alcohol |
| CHEST CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-SPRAYED W/ PEPPER SPRAY WHILE HORSING AROUND-+E TOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices, Floors or flooring materials |
| 30 Y/O M INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN TAZED WHILE IN JAIL AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX; UPPER BACK CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| BIB POLICE P BEING TASERED FOR PSY EVA P AN ARGUMENT C BRO >> CW PW DUE TO TAZER, WRIST ABRS/PSY EVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 51 YO MALE WAS ***D BY POLICE CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| STRUCK BY A TAZER GUN NO INTENT INFO ABRASION TO TORSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR RAPID HEART RATE AFTER BEING TAZED WITH A TAZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| TASERED TO CHEST WALL, ?FB UNABLE TO REMOVE IT " CHEST WALL FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| C/O PT WAS SHOT WITH TAZER GUN 4 TIMES DX BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 34 YO - DX: MUSCULAR-SKELETAL PAIN RT. UPPER BACK & RT. UPPER EXTREMITY - TASER PROBE L LATERAL CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| FOREIGN BODY BACK - 28 YOM PRESENTS FOR REMOVAL OF TWO TAZERS FROM HIS RIGHT UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 29 YEAR OLD MALE *** REMOVAL TO HIS UPPER TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| STRUCK IN CHEST WITH A *** GUN WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| FOREIGN BODY CHEST - 33 YOM PRESENTS WITH A TAZER BARB LODGED IN HIS CH EST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| 60 Y/O M WITH TROUBLE BREATHING AFTER BEING SPRAYED BY PEPPER SPRAY WHI LE IN JAIL. DX; ACUTE DYSPNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2000 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/1997 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Personal protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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