Chapter 5 Dart Firing Stun Gun Flashcards
The marks left on a subject’s body after drive stun applications.
Signature marks
A broad classification for unexplained in-custody deaths; usually occurs twenty minutes to two hours after the suspect has been taken into custody.
Sudden In the Custody Death Syndrome
The predetermined amount of time (usually five seconds) that a stun device will discharge automatically when activated.
Cycle
A form of psychosis which can result from drug use, typically
Drug induced psychosis
External electric impulses that interfere with the eclectic impulses used by the human nerve system to communicate with the skeletal muscles, causing physical incapacitation.
EMD
A broad classification for unexplained in-custody deaths; usually occurs twenty minutes to two hours
SDS
The measure of electrical current or power.
Amp
Force that is not intended to cause death or great bodily harm; non deadly.
Nonlethal
(EMD) - external electric impulses that interfere with the electric impulses used by the human nerve system to communicate with the skeletal muscles, causing physical incapacitation.
Electro muscular disruption
The predetermined amount of time (usually five seconds) that a stun device will discharge automatically when activated.
Cycling
(DFSG) - a hand-held stun gun which propels electrified darts/probes.
Dart Firing Stun Gun