TASER RECERTIFICATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The Nervous System consists of the following: - Answers - Central Nervous System -
Command Center (brain and spinal cord)
Motor Nervous System - Carries commands from the brain to muscles (NMI systems
affect BOTH the Sensory and Motor Nerves)
In considering the use of a CEW: - Answers - Do not use for verbal defiance
Do not use for belligerence
Do not use for punishment
Do not use for horse play
The preferred target areas for CEW exposure are: - Answers - Lower center mass
(below chest or area of the heart) and legs for front exposure
Below the neck area for back exposures
The back is the most preferred area.
As with any use of force, the longer the CEW exposure the greater the risk of potential
cumulative physiologic, metabolic, and other effects. - Answers - True
The officer should avoid intentionally targeting the CEW on sensitive areas of the body
such as the head, throat, breast, chest (area of the heart), genitals, or known pre-
existing injury areas without legal justification. - Answers - True
Probe deployments are more desirable/effective than drive stuns (other than 3-point
deployments). - Answers - True
The risk of a CEW causing or contributing to a person's cardiac arrest is: - Answers -
Very low
An officer's use of force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of
circumstances as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used. -
Answers - True
When reasonable, Smart Use Considerations include: - Answers - Use the minimum
force necessary to accomplish lawful objectives
Use force only on those "actively resisting" or higher
Give a verbal warning before the use of force
The Nervous System consists of the following: - Answers - Central Nervous System -
Command Center (brain and spinal cord)
Motor Nervous System - Carries commands from the brain to muscles (NMI systems
affect BOTH the Sensory and Motor Nerves)
In considering the use of a CEW: - Answers - Do not use for verbal defiance
Do not use for belligerence
Do not use for punishment
Do not use for horse play
The preferred target areas for CEW exposure are: - Answers - Lower center mass
(below chest or area of the heart) and legs for front exposure
Below the neck area for back exposures
The back is the most preferred area.
As with any use of force, the longer the CEW exposure the greater the risk of potential
cumulative physiologic, metabolic, and other effects. - Answers - True
The officer should avoid intentionally targeting the CEW on sensitive areas of the body
such as the head, throat, breast, chest (area of the heart), genitals, or known pre-
existing injury areas without legal justification. - Answers - True
Probe deployments are more desirable/effective than drive stuns (other than 3-point
deployments). - Answers - True
The risk of a CEW causing or contributing to a person's cardiac arrest is: - Answers -
Very low
An officer's use of force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of
circumstances as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used. -
Answers - True
When reasonable, Smart Use Considerations include: - Answers - Use the minimum
force necessary to accomplish lawful objectives
Use force only on those "actively resisting" or higher
Give a verbal warning before the use of force
