Conducted Energy Device Flashcards
The taser x26 is the only _____device authorized for use by the Palo Alto Police Department.
Neuromuscular
What kind of pressurized gas does the Taser x26 employ to deploy the two barbed probes out of the cartridge?
Nitrogen
Only members who have successfully completed the department’s taser training and ______ training shall be authorized to carry the taser x26.
crisis intervention training
Officers should never hold goth a firearm and the taser at the same time unless
lethal force is justified.
True or false: a verbal and visual warning (laser, light) should precede a taser application, if practical, to give the suspect a chance to comply and warn other officers and others that a taser has been deployed.
true
Officers may use the taser when circumstances known to the officer at the time indicated that such application is reasonable to control a person who pose an _______ of bodily injury.
immediate threat
When using the taser against a fleeing suspect, the _______ of the offense, and the ______ threat posed by a suspect should be the primary considerations when deciding whether to apply the taser.
severity, immediate
The use of the taser should be avoided on the following individuals unless the need to control the suspect outweighs the danger to the said subjects:
pregnant women, elderly, obvious juveniles, subjects with low body mass, handcuffed/restrained suspects, subjects sprayed with flammable liquid, oc, or standing near flammable substances, subjects whose position or activity may result in collateral injuries (falls from height, driving vehicle)
True or false: the use of the drive stun mode should not generally be limited to supplementing the prob mode to complete the circuit, or as a distraction technique.
false
Areas to be avoided during a taser application
head, neck, chest, groin
The taser should not be applied more than _____ 5 second cycles, absent exigent circumstances.
three
The following shall be collected a evidence after a taser application:
confetti tags, used cartridge, wires, probes, blast doors
Probes should be labeled _____ if probes penetrated the suspect’s skin.
biohazard
A taser may be used against a dangerous animal if _____ threat of bodily injury exist and other methods are not available or ineffective.
imminent
All taser uses and applications shall be documented. Threatened use of a taser shall be documented via ____.
CAD
True or false: After a taser application, officers may not review digital video evidence prior to completion of reports.
false
A negligent discharge of a taser shall be documented in a department ________ and addressed to the _______.
memorandum, chief of police
The taser cartridge _______ should be noted in the use of force report.
serial number
True or false: Only qualified medical personnel may remove taser probes from the suspect’s body.
true
Absent ______, all tased suspects shall be transported to the Stanford Hospital or Valley Medical Hospital ER for medical clearance.
exigent circumstances
Officer shall attempt to obtain an __________ form from the subject prior to release or transfer to a custodial facility.
Authorization for Release of Medical Information and Records.
The supervisor should burn two CDs of the taser video footage. One for _____ and the other for ____.
evidence, use of force investigation
The supervisor should obtain a ________ number from personnel and training.
application tracking
The supervisor should print out a copy of the _______ data and submit into evidence.
taser firing
