Les armes à impulsion électrique : à propos de 42 cas examinés aux Urgences

The less lethal weapons are used to neutralize a person with maximum security and with minimal risk of injury or death to the user of the weapon, the person arrested and the witnesses. Under the same circumstances, the use of a firearm is causing mortality of 50%. Marketed since 1974, the Taser X26® is currently staffing services in the French police and gendarmerie. The Taser® works in three injury mechanisms: the direct effect of electric current on the tissues, the conversion of electrical energy into heat energy and injuries resulting from muscle contractions and the fall routine. The study aims to analyze the physical wounds weapon electrical conduction examined in an emergency department on a series of 42 cases. The study population was predominantly male middle-aged. The circumstances of use of the Taser X26® are most often related to an arrest. The frequency of consultation following a shot by Taser X26® is stable. The management is essentially an outpatient because of frequent and benign lesions. The impacts of electrical impulse mainly affect the chest and abdomen. This distribution of impact zones is heterogeneous, depending on the circumstances of use.