| Taser Death or Excited Delirium? |
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| Thursday, 13 August 2009 | |
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However, a new study by researchers at the University of Miami in Florida might bring some backing to Taser's theory. The researchers looked at samples of brain tissue for ninety individuals who has apparently died of excited delirium. They found the signatures of two distinctive “biomarker” proteins which were common to all ninety cases. One the one hand there were abnormally low levels of a dopamine transporter. This is a substance that would normally clear up excess dopamine produce by stress or drugs; a low level means that the body could be overwhelmed by dopamine, leading to either cardiac problems or severe overheating. Click hear to read more on this study from "The Danger Room" |
Taser International has been saying for years that those who die after being tased died of "Excited Delirium". Those who dislike the devices have been critical of this diagnosis and the medical community (the AMA) has taken a "ride the fence, but lean on the critics side" approach by not recognizing the condition.
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