What does tasering do to your body as Scots back device rollout for all cops?

We have taken a look at what Tasering can do to your body as calls for all cops to equipped with the devices were backed by most Scots.

Following the release of new polls revealing most Scots backed the rollout of Tasers for all police officers, we have taken a look at what the device can do to your body.

Justice publication 1919 Magazine’s findings showed that nearly 60 percent of people agree with a wider rollout and training of tasers. This comes amid Scottish Police Federation (SPF) calls for greater access to Tasers, with the organisation warning that officers are increasingly facing violent and unpredictable incidents.

The new poll found that 28 per cent of Scots ‘strongly agree’ that all cops in Scotland should be supplied with a Taser and trained in how to use it, and a further 31 per cent agreed. Only seven per cent said they ‘strongly disagreed’, and 10 per cent disagreed in the 2,034 adults polled between April 2 and 13.

What does Tasering do to your body?

Tasers sends electrical current flows to the body, either through clothing or directly onto the skin, after two dart-like electrodes are shot at a person. This current activates nerves under the skin which then cause muscles to contract, according to Yorkshire Police.

When this happens, the contractions produced by the Conductive Energy Devices (CED) override a person’s ability to make voluntary movements including the running away or physically attack someone. This only continues for as long as the CED discharge is applied.

The normal reaction of a person exposed to the electrical discharge of a CED is pain, coupled with the loss of voluntary muscle control which can result in the subject falling to the ground or freezing on the spot.

Recovery from these effects should be almost instantaneous once the discharge turns off and anyone arrested after being subjected to CED discharge should be examined by a medics.

While serious complications from being stuck with a Taser are rare, they could include serious arrhythmia or heart rhythm disturbances, with sensitive areas like the eyes, neck, or genitals being particularly vulnerable if hit by the darts. However, most injuries suffered are as a result of uncontrollable falls.

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