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HOW DOES AN ADVANCED TASER WORK?
Upon firing, compressed nitrogen projects two ADVANCED TASER probes
15 feet at a speed of 135 feet per second. An electrical signal
transmits throughout the region where the probes make contact
with the body or clothing. The result is an instant loss of
the attacker’s neuromuscular control and any ability to perform
coordinated action. ADVANCED TASER uses an automatic timing mechanism
to apply the electric charge. The ADVANCED TASER releases an electric
current in a pre-set time sequence (an initial seven seconds
followed by several 1.8 second breaks for a total time of about
30 seconds in each cycle). This cycle ensures that the nervous
system of the target does not recover instantly to allow him
to remove the probes. The follow-on bursts disrupt the process
of re-equilibration of the nervous system. While the target
is disabled, the user can place the device on the ground and
escape.
HOW CAN THE ADVANCED TASER BE SO EFFECTIVE YET NON-INJURIOUS?
The ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED TASER’s
output. The ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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. ADVANCED TASER, Inc.’s
president has been stunned by an ADVANCED TASER while standing in
water to emphasize this point.
WHAT ARE THE AFTEREFFECTS?
A person hit with an ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED TASER will be extremely effective. To ensure that the
spread is greater than six inches, the ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED TASER? No. The ADVANCED TASER utilizes compressed
nitrogen (an inert gas). The ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED TASER. In addition, the temperature
will not effect the T-Wave. However, as with any product containing
polycarbonates and other thermoplastics, the ADVANCED TASER and Air
Cartridges should never be left in direct sunlight.
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