conducted electrical weapon

conducted electrical weapon

n. Abbr. CEW
A weapon designed to cause neuromuscular incapacitation by administering an electric shock through fine wires attached to a pair of darts fired from a gunlike device.
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The launched-electrode stun device (LESD) is the official Army term (and acronym) for a conducted electrical weapon (CEW).
For example, all Sturbridge police officers are equipped with a Taser, or conducted electrical weapon, for routine patrols or emergency calls.
Physiologic effects of prolonged conducted electrical weapon discharge on intoxicated adults.
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Cardiovascular and physiologic effects of conducted electrical weapon discharge in resting adults.
Human cardiovascular effects of a new generation conducted electrical weapon. Forensic Sci Int 2011;204:50-57.
Patients who complain of chest pain after exposure to a conducted electrical weapon should be evaluated for myocardial injury.
Immediate cardiovascular effects of the Taser X26 conducted electrical weapon. Emerg Med J 2009;26:567-570.
Conducted electrical weapons such as the Taser have been used by law-enforcement officers on several hundred thousand criminal suspects.
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