The Chronicle News Blog: Wake Forest U. Study Gives Green Light to Taser Use
Taser stun guns are safe and cause few serious injuries, according to a study by researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The study examined nearly 1,000 so-called Tasings by law-enforcement agencies and found that 99.7 percent resulted in minor injuries — scrapes and bruises — or none at all, according to a statement released today by Wake Forest. Three subjects among the 1,000 required hospital stays, two of whom had fallen and hit their heads after being Tased, the statement said. Two subjects died, but neither death was related to the Taser, it said.
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