How to Treat a Tasered Man

Tasers deliver high and low voltage shocks. Police use tasers in the field to immobilize individuals fighting or fleeing arrest. Officers take training to understand how to use tasers and treat those affected. Federal, state and local laws regulate the use of tasers, such as when and how police officers are allowed to use on subjects resisting arrest. Tasers lead to redness, numbness and tingling in the affected area for a few hours after the initial shock. To treat a man who has been tasered, antiseptics and bandages are necessary to help treat burns or probe wounds.

Things You'll Need

• Antiseptic
• Non-adhesive bandages
• Ice pack
• Water
• Electrolyte powder
• Hemostat (for probe removal)

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Instructions

• 1

  Seek emergency hospital care for victims who are young, elderly, experience heart conditions, suffered lacerations or contusion from falling or other extreme cases. Also, seek emergency hospital care if he experiences prolonged vomiting or blood in urine.

• 2

  Remove a taser dart with a hemostat, which look like scissors but remove hooks and probes. Taser darts act like a barb, though they are only 1/4 of an inch in length. If the wound occurred in the throat, face or groin, then seek medical attention.

• 3

  Apply pressure to the wound to stop from bleeding, then cleanse the area with warm water.

• 4

  Apply an ice pack to any bruised or red areas from where the taser met the skin. If there are burns, keep the area clean and dressed with a sterile non-adherent bandage.

• 5

  Drink fluids like water with nutritious electrolyte powders mixed in, such as "Emergen-C" or Gatorade. Rest is needed after suffering taser shock.