Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices

JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Apr 1;184(4):440-443. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8012.

Emma M Achola¹, Kevin N Griffith^{1

2}, Jesse O Wrenn³, Carmen R Mitchell⁴, Dawn Schwartz¹, Christianne L Roumie^{1

5

6}

¹ Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
² Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center, Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁴ School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
⁵ VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Nashville.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study evaluates emergency department visits for physical injuries from use of conducted energy devices by police departments.