CEW Flashcards
Taser justification:
Officers will assess if the deployment of the CEW is the best option for the prevailing situation having regard to the Criteria to Discharge a Taser to:
Protect human life,
Protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is occurring or imminent,
protect an officer/s in danger of being overpowered or to protect themselves or another person from the risk of actual bodily harm, or
Protection from animals.
In what direction do the taser probes fire?
Top probe fires horizontal
Bottom probe fires 8 degrees lower
What is NMI?
Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation
A successful deployment should cause…
NMI
What type of CEW do we use?
X26P
What is our operational cartridge?
XP25 ft.
What is the criteria to draw and cover using your taser?
If you consider that you are likely to be justified in using your taser
T/F - If you draw y our taser from the holster, you shouldn’t arm it until you are ready to fire it.
False - If you draw it from the holster you must immediately arm it
Name a hazardous practice for CEW:
Accidental discharge
Recklessly pointing it a another officer
Fail to properly store or secure
Covering the lens of the camera
T/F - You can volunteer to be tasered.
False
Name three restricted uses of taser (should not be used):
Investigative purposes
Passive non compliant persons
Solely to make a person comply
Crowd control
Holding a firearm
When should a taser not be used, unless in exceptional circumstances?
Against a subject who is handcuffed
On an elderly OR disabled person
CEW - Primary (preferred) target area:
Aim for the centre of seen target mass of the back (where possible avoid the head)
CEW - Secondary target area:
Secondary Target Areas – aim for the lower torso front. (Split the waistline)
CEW - How long is a single taser cycle?
5 seconds
CEW - What is multiple cycles?
More than one single cycle
When must you reconsider use of CEW (and move to another tactical option)?
After three cycles fail to control the person
T/F - You cannot use more than one taser on a person (two officers firing their own taser)
True
What are the medical considerations after a CEW is discharged? Who else needs to be notified?
Ambulance to be called on ALL ocassions
Supervisor to be contacted
You should not remove the probes from certain areas of the person. Where are they?
Face
Eye
Neck
Bone Structure
Groin
Breasts of females
Spark Test process:
Safe direction
Ensure no cartridge is fitted
Arm the taser
Depress the trigger
Can you do a hot handover with a taser?
No
Tasers SHOULD NOT be handed over to other officers unless exceptional circumstances exist.
What are the three modes of use for CEW?
Draw and Cover
Probes Discharged
Drive Stun
When should you drive stun a person (generally)?
When the probes fail to cause NMI
increasing the arc to cause NMI
What are some of the CEW safety considerations?
- Always treat as if armed and ready to discharge
- Don’t point at hands and face
- Ensure safety on (before loading or removing cartridge, when not intended to be used, before handovers between officers)
When does the audible beep sound during discharge?
After 3 seconds
Once the CEW beeps during discharge, how long is there to go in the cycle?
2 seconds
5 second cycle > beeps at 3 seconds > 2 seconds remaining
If the safety switch is up, the taser is…
Armed
If the safety switch is down, the taser is…
Safe
