Conducted electrical weapon incapacitation during a goal-directed task as a function of probe spread

Jeffrey D. Ho1,2, Donald M. Dawes3,4, James R. Miner1, Sebastian Kunz5, Rebecca S. Nelson1, James Sweeney6
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
2Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, Litchfield, USA
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc, USA
4Santa Barbara Police Department, Santa Barbara, USA
5Department of Forensic Medicine, Paris-Lodron-University, Salzburg, Austria
6Department of Bioengineering, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, USA

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