Abstract
Over the years, there have been many types of conducted electrical weapons (CEWs) in society. Historically, they were initially designed for direct, personal contact as a means of self-defense. Over time, they have changed with technology advances that allow several of them to be applied from some distance. Continued progression of the technology indicates that newer generation CEWs are now filled with advanced features such as multiple deployment capability or event data recording.
This chapter will cover the progression of CEW technology with an eye toward its historical perspective through currently available weapons. It will also discuss unique CEW products such as area denial systems. This chapter will provide the reader with an understanding of the scope of this technology, its progression, and the possible types of CEWs that they may encounter in both clinical and forensic applications.
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Thank you to Mr. Steve Tuttle, Mr. Andrew Hinz, Mr. Matt Carver, and Mr. Connor Williamson of TASER International, Inc. for their assistance and collective knowledge in helping to assemble information and images for this chapter.
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Nystrom, P.C. (2012). The Conducted Electrical Weapon: Historical Overview of the Technology. In: Ho, J., Dawes, D., Kroll, M. (eds) Atlas of Conducted Electrical Weapon Wounds and Forensic Analysis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3543-3_1
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