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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.05.003 Byline: Amanda O. Esquivel (a), Elizabeth J. Dawe (b), Javier A. Sala-Mercado (c), Robert L. Hammond (c), Cynthia A. Bir (a) Abstract: By using an animal model, we determine whether repeated exposures to a conducted electrical weapon could have physiologic consequences. Author Affiliation: (a) Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (b) Surgical Research Services, College of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (c) Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Article Note: (footnote) Supervising editor: Stephen R. Thom, MD, PhD Author contributions: CAB conceived the study and obtained research funding. EJD, RLH, and CAB designed the trial. AOE, EJD, JAS-M, and RLH supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. AOE and RLH collected the data. AOE analyzed the data. JAS-M examined the ECGs. AOE drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. AOE takes responsibility for the paper as a whole. Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. This study was supported by Stinger Systems Inc. for funding of the technical costs of the study. The authors had sole responsibility for the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, and preparation of the article. None of the authors have any financial interest in Stinger Systems Inc., nor have they received any financial support from Stinger Systems Inc. outside of the grant. Publication dates: Available online August 23, 2007.