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Sun Aug 2 22:30:23 BST 2009

Here in PA, there is a Level-1 Trauma Center that has not one, but all
of their security officers carrying tasers.  However, they aren't
using the typical "yellow" colored tasers.  All of their's are black
so it almost looks like they are armed unless you know what you are
looking at to realize it is just a taser.

I haven't heard of any of their security officers actually using the taser...

Since I'm not involved in hospital security, I won't question their
reasoning but it does make me wonder just a little bit.

Jon Hoerner, BS NREMT-P
Allentown, PA

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 5:11 PM, <ghowd at statems.net> wrote:
> None here in Michigan, thank the gods of liability. At face value, this may be one of worst, potentially ironic, ideas I've heard of in some time.
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> I saw in the USA TODAY that Eastern Maine Medical Center ER would be
> purchasing a Taser to keep in the department. Any others have one in
> their ER?
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> Andrew J Bowman
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