Stun Guns - How They Disrupt The Human Body's Electrical Signals

A stun gun is a self defense stock that emits an electrical payment to take down an attacker. Most models have anywhere from two to four metal contacts that, when touched against someone, will send electricity into the body. The ensuing electrical payment affects the central nervous system and will incapacitate him. But how does it work and how much damage can it cause? In order to answer these questions we must first witness the basic concepts of electricity and how it works in the body.

Electricity basics

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Many population think that the shock from a stun gun can cause serious injury or death. Although it is true that exposure to electricity can cause severe organ damage and even death, this is not true of stun guns. If an electrical payment is high in amps it can lead to death, but a high voltage will do nothing more than cause pain. Think of voltage as pressure or intensity and amperage as speed. The human body can take a lot of electrical "pressure" (voltage) at a low current or "speed" (amperage). The higher the speed, the more likely that serious damage will occur. A typical stun gun may contain a payment of up to a million volts, but less than 5 milliamps. So a stun gun sends an electrical payment at a great intensity into the human body but does so at a miniscule speed.

The following table gives examples of amperage and the corollary on the human body;

1 milliamp - Tingling Sensation in the muscles. 3 - 5 milliamps - Muscle contractions, moderate pain, loss of balance and disorientation. 6 - 15 milliamps - Painful, but voluntary muscle control still maintained. 100 - 200 milliamps - greatest pain, Ventricular fibrillation (uneven, uncoordinated pumping of the heart.) Muscular contraction and nerve damage begins to occur. Death is likely.

Stun guns used by police have been erroneously blamed for numerous deaths in new years. However, investigations have shown that the deaths were caused by face influences and not the stun gun. Most of the individuals who died after experience with a stun gun were under the sway of mind-altering drugs like cocaine. Agreeing to research, the nearnessy of cocaine in the bloodstream increases the "shock" from a stun gun by 50 to 100 percent. Source: Ten researchers led by Dr D Lakkireddy from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, and reported in the August 2006 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

So, it isn't in fact the stun gun, but the nearnessy of "illegal" drugs that was the catalyst. Without the nearnessy of drugs in their system, they would have experienced a mild shock. The payment generated from a stun gun alone cannot cause death. Two to five milliamps simply isn't sufficient amperage to cause death to a human being. However, when that amperage is increased by face influences, the stun gun itself shouldn't be blamed.

How a stun gun disrupts electrical signals in the body

Electricity is gift in the human body, without it we wouldn't be able to perform simple tasks. The brain sends an electrical signal to nerve cells which then sends it to muscles telling them to expand or contract, to perform a particular function like walking or picking up an object. The muscle then sends a message back to the brain telling it what an object feels or tastes like. All of these messages travel through the central nervous system.

A stun gun works by disrupting this communication between the brain and nerve cells. The muscles are confused by this disruption and the ensuing electrical shock tells them to compact and expand rapidly. This rapid movement and resulting stress on the muscles depletes the blood sugar and converts it to lactic acid. In layman's terms, the muscles are forced to do a weighty estimate of work in a short time and are too exhausted to perform even the most basic functions, like standing up. This leads to a loss of balance and disorientation which will typically last thirty to forty minutes, and there is no permanent corollary on the human body.

The effects of a stun gun will vary based on many factors; the type or model, how many seconds it touches an attacker, the size and weight of the attacker, and the physiological makeup of the individual. However, as a general guideline the following is regularly true;

One second of experience will exact some pain and cause muscles to contract. Two seconds of experience will lead to moderate pain, muscle spasms and some loss of balance. Three seconds of experience will cause intense pain, confusion, disorientation and lead to a complete loss of balance.

Stun guns are a great self defense option, especially for women. They disrupt the natural electrical signals traveling through the central nervous system causing disorientation and a lack of balance. They pack a qualified punch but leave no continuing damage. For population who are uncomfortable carrying a lethal weapon like a fire arm, a great non-lethal solution is a stun gun.

Stun Guns - How They Disrupt The Human Body's Electrical Signals

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