A 55 year-old woman is in critical condition after being Tasered by a VPD officer in the Downtown Eastside.  Reportedly, she was threatening officers with a knife and advancing on them, but the officers did not deploy the device until a man intervened and attempted to disarm the woman.  She hit her head in the subsequent fall and is in critical condition with a brain injury.

Putting aside whether the use of the Taser is justified in this situation, it is often overlooked in discussions of Taser safety that injuries can occur not only because of the shock, but also from the subsequent fall.

Check out the story in The Province.

Tags: Taser, VPD

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