TASER EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Probe deployment are more desirable/effective than drive stuns (other than 3-point
deployment)
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The further a CEW exposure is away from the heart and the fewer CEW cycles
applied the greater the safety margin for the CEW affecting the heart.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Controlling/Cuffing under power during the "window of opportunity" can reduce the
need for repeated or extended CEW exposures.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
TASER CEWs are serious weapons and are the be treated as such at all time.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
When deploying probes to the front of a person's body, the CEW should generally be
aimed:
A. At the face
B. At the chest or area of the heart
C. At the waist area to split the beltline
D. At the throat
E. At the head - ANSWER-C. At the waist area to split the beltline
The risk of a CEW causing or contributing to a person'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 - ANSWER-E. Very low
An officer's use of force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of
circumstance as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used.
A. True
, B. False - ANSWER-A. True
When reasonable, Smart Use Considerations include:
A. Use the minimum force necessary to accomplish lawful objectives
B. Use force only on those "actively resisting" or higher
C. Give a verbal warning before the use of force
D. Give subjects a reasonable opportunity to comply before force is used or repeated
E. Immediately cease any force once a subject is under control
F. All of the above - ANSWER-F. All of the above
Experts have identified the following key factors related to CEW cardiac risks:
A. Dart-to-heart
B. Amount of delivered electrical charge
C. Dart anywhere on a person's body
D. A and B - ANSWER-D. A and B
The term currently used by TASER Training to describe the incapacitating effects of
a CEW is:
A. Electro-muscular disruption (EMD)
B. Neuro-muscular incapacitation (NMI)
C. Neuro-muscular disruption (NMD)
D. Electro-muscular incapacitation (EMI) - ANSWER-B. Neuro-muscular
incapacitation (NMI)
When using the CEW in Drive-Stun Mode:
A. Follow agency policy
B. Use care when applying the drive stun to the neck or groin
C. Stay away from the trachea, the back of the neck, and the genitals
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
During CEW voluntary exposures which of the following are required safety rules?
A. Always use two spotters when volunteer is standing
B. Spotters must hold volunteers closely under the armpit to stabilize the shoulders
and upper arm
C. The volunteer should be safely supported and carefully lowered to the ground
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
The handheld weapons manufactured by Axon (formerly TASER) are referred to as:
A. Electronic Control Weapons
B. Shock device
C. Conducted Energy Weapons
D. Conducted Energy Devices - ANSWER-C. Conducted Energy Weapons
A single CEW trigger pull and release discharge an electrical charge for a:
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Probe deployment are more desirable/effective than drive stuns (other than 3-point
deployment)
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The further a CEW exposure is away from the heart and the fewer CEW cycles
applied the greater the safety margin for the CEW affecting the heart.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Controlling/Cuffing under power during the "window of opportunity" can reduce the
need for repeated or extended CEW exposures.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
TASER CEWs are serious weapons and are the be treated as such at all time.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
When deploying probes to the front of a person's body, the CEW should generally be
aimed:
A. At the face
B. At the chest or area of the heart
C. At the waist area to split the beltline
D. At the throat
E. At the head - ANSWER-C. At the waist area to split the beltline
The risk of a CEW causing or contributing to a person'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 - ANSWER-E. Very low
An officer's use of force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of
circumstance as reasonably perceived by the officer at the moment the force is used.
A. True
, B. False - ANSWER-A. True
When reasonable, Smart Use Considerations include:
A. Use the minimum force necessary to accomplish lawful objectives
B. Use force only on those "actively resisting" or higher
C. Give a verbal warning before the use of force
D. Give subjects a reasonable opportunity to comply before force is used or repeated
E. Immediately cease any force once a subject is under control
F. All of the above - ANSWER-F. All of the above
Experts have identified the following key factors related to CEW cardiac risks:
A. Dart-to-heart
B. Amount of delivered electrical charge
C. Dart anywhere on a person's body
D. A and B - ANSWER-D. A and B
The term currently used by TASER Training to describe the incapacitating effects of
a CEW is:
A. Electro-muscular disruption (EMD)
B. Neuro-muscular incapacitation (NMI)
C. Neuro-muscular disruption (NMD)
D. Electro-muscular incapacitation (EMI) - ANSWER-B. Neuro-muscular
incapacitation (NMI)
When using the CEW in Drive-Stun Mode:
A. Follow agency policy
B. Use care when applying the drive stun to the neck or groin
C. Stay away from the trachea, the back of the neck, and the genitals
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
During CEW voluntary exposures which of the following are required safety rules?
A. Always use two spotters when volunteer is standing
B. Spotters must hold volunteers closely under the armpit to stabilize the shoulders
and upper arm
C. The volunteer should be safely supported and carefully lowered to the ground
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
The handheld weapons manufactured by Axon (formerly TASER) are referred to as:
A. Electronic Control Weapons
B. Shock device
C. Conducted Energy Weapons
D. Conducted Energy Devices - ANSWER-C. Conducted Energy Weapons
A single CEW trigger pull and release discharge an electrical charge for a:
