Acute effect of simultaneous discharge of TASER X26TASER X26 on anesthetized swine model
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Methods This study was a laboratory investigation approved by the animal use committee at our institute. Twelve farm-bred swine weighing between 20 kg and 25 kg were anesthetized with tiletamine/zolazepam and xylazine. The animals were exposed to TASER X26 discharge with one device or two darts (n = 5) in single group and with two devices or four darts (n = 5) in double group. The sham control group (n = 2) were studied using the same protocol as that used for animals in study groups except that they were not exposed to any TASER X26 discharges during the experiments. Hemodynamic parameters were obtained at predischarge, at 10, 30 and 60 minutes post-discharge. Blood parameters were obtained at pre-discharge and at 60 minutes post-discharge. Repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed.
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