Indiana University School Of Medicine: Tasers

Douglas Zipes Dept: A new study that says Tasers do cause death in at least some instances is being hailed by its author as the first such peer-reviewed evidence of its kind, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Douglas Zipes, a professor of cardiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, looked at eight different cases in which a person in the U.S. suffered a cardiac arrest after being Tasered, seven of which resulted in death and dENIS CAHILL / THE CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVES Avoid chest shots and be ready to deal with a cardiac emergency if you use a Taser, a U.S. researcher is advising police. CP But the maker of the stun guns, which are used by several Canadian police forces, is questioning the legitimacy of the study and the objectivity of the man behind it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.