Reply #63: The cases here have both been suspect involved in car and foot pursuits.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

Both had huge amounts of cocaine in their system. Cause was excited delirium induced by cocaine overdose I believe. Both began to have trouble 5 to 10 minutes after being tased. I agree the policy needs to be looked at and overuse and misuse needs to be stopped. Sometimes though the tasers probably save a suspects life from preventing them from being shot. Before tasers we had an officer shoot a woman in a wheel chair because she got between him and the door and pulled out a butter knife.


David