Archive for March, 2009

When it comes to self-defense, people are most immediately concerned with acquiring weapons, most of which are easy to operate and require little training. However, it’s important to note that there are certain risks associated with their use. Weapons are easily lost, and worse yet, misusing them can result in unwarranted injury to others or oneself. So, it might also behoove one to study the art of unarmed combat, a method of protection on which one can count if weapons are not an option.

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Springtime is here, so it’s important to start thinking about your safety as you enjoy the great outdoors again after the long winter chill. As you begin to plan your hiking trips, jogging route, or your new spot to enjoy Frisbee, be sure to take into account your own safety. An incident can occur at any time and you need to be prepared to defend yourself should you have to.

When walking or jogging alone in a park or though your neighborhood, try to arm yourself with a discreet protective device, like Pepper Spray, as an effective deterrent. Your attacker will remained stunned as you spray a powerful pepper mixture into his face, rendering him unable to continue pursuit. Once you’ve got him subdued, look for help at the first turn.

If you choose to hike, fish, or camp, think about equipping yourself with something that’s a bit more powerful. As a defense item, tasers and stun guns may prove to be the best method for stopping an attack in the great outdoors. Stash one in your pocket or back pack as an effective protection device.

Dr. Zian Tseng, an assistant professor in medicine at the University of California at San Francisco recently gave three tips to local law enforcement agencies regarding methods of reducing taser related deaths. Stressing that police officers should be made of aware of fatal consequences of using tasers, Tseng said that the high-voltage weapon has “almost zero” effect on the heart if it is not fired on a person’s chest area.

“The vector over the heart is very important,” he said. “So one practical recommendation would be is if it’s possible to avoid tasering the chest.”

Tseng said that it has been shown that the more times a police officer pulls the trigger of a taser, the longer that electrical pulses course through the recipient’s body. This increases the risk of the pulses “capturing the heart and affecting the heart rhythm”, he said.

Therefore, his second recommendation is that police officers should ease up on the trigger.

“If you knew that the taser could potentially kill, obviously you wouldn’t pull it out as quickly as if you thought it was completely safe,” said Tseng in a recent media interview.

Tseng’s third recommendation is for police squads carrying tasers to be equipped with automated external defibrillators that can be used to revive a person who has been shocked with the weapon and suffered a cardiac arrest.

“These are very easy to obtain, they’re relatively inexpensive, and, in my opinion, if a police agency is using the taser, they should have the defibrillator available in case a cardiac arrest happens,” Tseng said.

To law enforcement agents everywhere: practice safe tasering tactics in order to reduce the amount of damage to an attacker while still delivering the protection you need in self-defense.