APD 127 X26 TASER TEST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
In deploying an ECD, the law enforcement officer should:
a) Use the least number of ECD discharges to accomplish lawful objectives
b) Keep pulling the trigger until the subject submits
c) Hold the trigger back (continuous ECD discharge) as long as it takes until the
person submits to the officer's commands
d) Use the ECD as a torture device to gain the subject's complete compliance -
ANSWERa) Use the least number of ECD discharges to accomplish lawful
objectives
An ECD application on a subject can cause physiologic or metabolic effects,
including, but not limited to, changes in:
a) Acidosis
b) Heart rate and rhythm
c) pH
d) Respiration
e) Stress hormones or other biochemical neuromodulators (e.g., catecholamines).
f) All of the above - ANSWERf) All of the above
The risk (or probability) of an ECD causing or contributing to a subject's cardiac
arrest is:
a) Zero
b) Very high
c) High
d) Higher than the risk of death or serious injury from a firearm
e) Very low - ANSWERe) Very low
Officers using an ECD are expected to know, understand, and adhere to:
a) The current law in the officer's jurisdiction
b) The officer's department policies on use of force and ECDs
c) TASER's current training program
d) TASER's current ECD warnings, instructions, and information
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
When deploying an ECD, sensitive ECD target areas of the body to be avoided when
practicable include:
a) Head
b) Throat
c) Chest/breast
d) Known pre-existing injury areas
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
The preferred target areas for ECD deployment are:
, a) Lower center mass (below chest) and legs for front shots
b) Below the neck area for back shots
c) Anywhere on the subject's body
d) a and b - ANSWERd) a and b
As with any use of force tool or technique used by an officer:
a) Any use of force has a risk of death or serious body harm
b) The lower the number of force applications to accomplish lawful objectives the
better
c) Nothing works 100 percent of the time and contingencies should be considered.
d) The use of force must be in compliance with appropriate legal and policy
standards and requirements
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
What do the green blast doors indicate on a TASER cartridge?
a) 21 ft of wire, extended probe needle
b) 25 ft of wire, regular probe needle
c) 25 ft of wire, extended probe needle
d) 21 ft of wire, regular probe needle - ANSWERc) 25 ft of wire, extended probe
needle
Electricity generally follows;
a) The path of most resistance
b) From top to bottom following gravity
c) The path of least resistance between the probes
d) Or flows to any metal in contact - ANSWERc) The path of least resistance
between the probes
If you see a"P"on the CID of a TASER X26ED;
a) Immediately pull the DPM out
b) Turn on the ECD and spark test it
c) Pull DPM out during boot up sequence
d) Leave it alone until after it has finished the boot up sequence - ANSWERd) Leave
it alone until after it has finished the boot up sequence
The proper term to describe TASER CEW is:
a) Propelled Energy Device
b) Conducted Energy Weapon
c) Electronic Control Device
d) Extended Stun Device - ANSWERb) Conducted Energy Weapon
Firing the probes into the subject, even at close or point blank range, is often a better
option than a drive stun with the cartridge removed because;
a) It allows the person deploying the ECD to disengage and still deliver the effects of
the ECD
b) It allows the person deploying the ECD to drive stun away from the probes with
the cartridge still attached and increase the effects if needed
c) A drive stun with a cartridge removed will usually result in more significant
"signature" marks than a probe deployment
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
In deploying an ECD, the law enforcement officer should:
a) Use the least number of ECD discharges to accomplish lawful objectives
b) Keep pulling the trigger until the subject submits
c) Hold the trigger back (continuous ECD discharge) as long as it takes until the
person submits to the officer's commands
d) Use the ECD as a torture device to gain the subject's complete compliance -
ANSWERa) Use the least number of ECD discharges to accomplish lawful
objectives
An ECD application on a subject can cause physiologic or metabolic effects,
including, but not limited to, changes in:
a) Acidosis
b) Heart rate and rhythm
c) pH
d) Respiration
e) Stress hormones or other biochemical neuromodulators (e.g., catecholamines).
f) All of the above - ANSWERf) All of the above
The risk (or probability) of an ECD causing or contributing to a subject's cardiac
arrest is:
a) Zero
b) Very high
c) High
d) Higher than the risk of death or serious injury from a firearm
e) Very low - ANSWERe) Very low
Officers using an ECD are expected to know, understand, and adhere to:
a) The current law in the officer's jurisdiction
b) The officer's department policies on use of force and ECDs
c) TASER's current training program
d) TASER's current ECD warnings, instructions, and information
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
When deploying an ECD, sensitive ECD target areas of the body to be avoided when
practicable include:
a) Head
b) Throat
c) Chest/breast
d) Known pre-existing injury areas
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
The preferred target areas for ECD deployment are:
, a) Lower center mass (below chest) and legs for front shots
b) Below the neck area for back shots
c) Anywhere on the subject's body
d) a and b - ANSWERd) a and b
As with any use of force tool or technique used by an officer:
a) Any use of force has a risk of death or serious body harm
b) The lower the number of force applications to accomplish lawful objectives the
better
c) Nothing works 100 percent of the time and contingencies should be considered.
d) The use of force must be in compliance with appropriate legal and policy
standards and requirements
e) All of the above - ANSWERe) All of the above
What do the green blast doors indicate on a TASER cartridge?
a) 21 ft of wire, extended probe needle
b) 25 ft of wire, regular probe needle
c) 25 ft of wire, extended probe needle
d) 21 ft of wire, regular probe needle - ANSWERc) 25 ft of wire, extended probe
needle
Electricity generally follows;
a) The path of most resistance
b) From top to bottom following gravity
c) The path of least resistance between the probes
d) Or flows to any metal in contact - ANSWERc) The path of least resistance
between the probes
If you see a"P"on the CID of a TASER X26ED;
a) Immediately pull the DPM out
b) Turn on the ECD and spark test it
c) Pull DPM out during boot up sequence
d) Leave it alone until after it has finished the boot up sequence - ANSWERd) Leave
it alone until after it has finished the boot up sequence
The proper term to describe TASER CEW is:
a) Propelled Energy Device
b) Conducted Energy Weapon
c) Electronic Control Device
d) Extended Stun Device - ANSWERb) Conducted Energy Weapon
Firing the probes into the subject, even at close or point blank range, is often a better
option than a drive stun with the cartridge removed because;
a) It allows the person deploying the ECD to disengage and still deliver the effects of
the ECD
b) It allows the person deploying the ECD to drive stun away from the probes with
the cartridge still attached and increase the effects if needed
c) A drive stun with a cartridge removed will usually result in more significant
"signature" marks than a probe deployment
