What is the Taser C2?
1. What is the Taser C2?
The Taser C2®
is a self defense electronic control device manufactured by TASER
International, Inc. Neuromuscular Incapacitation (NMI) technology
use propelled wires or direct contact to conduct energy to affect
the sensory and motor functions of the nervous system.
Ok,
after this, you're getting a little technical.
The Taser C2
uses a replaceable cartridge containing compressed nitrogen to deploy
two small probes that are attached to the Taser C2 by insulated
conductive wires with a maximum length of 15 feet. The Taser C2
transmits electrical pulses along the wires and into the body affecting
the sensory and motor functions of the peripheral nervous system
of the person being affected. The energy can penetrate up to two
inches of clothing, or one inch per probe. And Yes, even
leather too.
2. Neuromuscular Incapacitation (NMI)?
The human nervous
system communicates with simple electrical impulses. The command
center (brain and spinal cord) processes information and makes decisions.
The peripheral nervous system includes the sensory and motor nerves.
The sensory nerves carry information from the body to the brain
(temperature, touch, etc.). The motor nerves carry commands from
the brain to the muscles to control movement and can be involuntary
in response to the sensory information. An example would be the
involuntary muscle reaction to pull a hand away from a hot object.
TASER technology
uses similar electrical pulses to cause stimulation that affects
the sensory and motor nerves. Neuromuscular Incapacitation (NMI)
occurs when a device is able to cause involuntary stimulation of
both the sensory nerves and the motor nerves. It is not dependent
on pain and is effective on subjects with a high level of pain tolerance.
Previous generations
of stun guns could primarily affect the sensory nerves only, resulting
in pain compliance. A person with a very high tolerance to pain
(e.g., a drug abuser or a trained, focused fighter) might be able
to fight through the pain of a traditional stun
gun.
3. Common Effect of NMI
The use of
Taser technology is designed to cause incapacitation and involuntary
muscle contractions, making secondary injuries a possibility. These
potential injuries include, but are not limited to: cuts, bruises,
impact injuries, and abrasions caused by falling, and strain-related
injuries from muscle contractions such as muscle or tendon tears,
or stress fractures. These injuries are secondary in nature and
not directly attributable to the electric stimulation of the Taser
device, but are possible consequences of the involuntary muscle
contractions the TASER device induces to produce incapacitation.
Examples of the effects may include:
- Subject may
fall immediately to the ground and be unable to catch him/herself.
(A civilian defending his/herself should leave immediately and
call police.)
- Subject may
yell or scream. (Demonstrates effectiveness of device.)
- Involuntary
muscle contractions of varying degrees. (That's what it does.)
- Subject may
freeze in place with legs locked.
- Subject may
feel dazed for several seconds/minutes.
- Potential
vertigo.
- Temporary
tingling sensation.
- May experience
critical stress amnesia (may not remember any pain).
4. Basic Electrical Theory
- Electricity
must be able to flow between the probes or the electrodes.
- Electricity
generally follows the path of least resistance between the probes.
- The greater
the spread between the probes on the target, generally the greater
the NMI effectiveness.
- Electricity
will generally not pass to others in contact with the subject
unless contact is made directly between or on the probes.
- Electricity
can arc through clothing.
- Exposure
to water will not cause electrocution or increase the power to
the subject (the electrical charge is fixed inside the TASER device,
and will not increase significantly even with environmental changes).
Modern pacemakers
and implanted cardiac defibrillators withstand external electrical
defibrillators at least 800 times stronger than the TASER conducted
energy pulses.
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