A heavy electrical charge delivered by a taser could cause a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator to malfunction, researchers ...

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart implants could be in trouble if they’re hit with a powerful handheld taser, a new study says. A heavy electrical charge delivered ...

Tasers with 500,000-volt and 250,000-volt charges caused implants to malfunction The effect occurred even in implants placed beneath muscle with shocks delivered away from the chest WEDNESDAY ...

The effect occurred even in implants placed beneath muscle with shocks delivered away from the chest WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart implants could be in trouble if ...

Less powerful tasers carrying charges of 250,000 volts and 50,000 volts had a significantly reduced risk of interfering with heart implants, researchers said. Nevertheless, the 250,000-volt taser ...