Reflection With Correct Answers
The Nervous System consists of the following:
A. Central Nervous System- Command Center (brain and spinal cord)
B. Motor Nervous System - Carries commands from the brain to muscles (NMI system
affect BOTH the Sensory and Motor Nerves)
C. Sensory Nervous System- Brings information into the brain (affected by stun system)
D. All of the above CORRECT ANSWERS D. All of the above
In considering the use of a CEW:
A. Do not use for verbal defiance
B. Do not use for belligerence
C. Do not use for punishment
D. Do not use for horse play
E. All of the above CORRECT ANSWERS E. All of the above
The preferred target areas for CEW exposure are:
A. Lower center mass (below chest or area of the heart) and legs for front exposure
B. Below the neck area for back exposures
C. Anywhere on the person's body
D. A and B
E. A and B (with the back being the most preferred area) CORRECT ANSWERS E. A
and B (with the back being 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.
A. True
B. False CORRECT ANSWERS A. 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.
A. True
B. False CORRECT ANSWERS A. True
Probe deployment are more desirable/effective than drive stuns (other than 3-point
deployment)
, A. True
B. False CORRECT ANSWERS 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 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 CORRECT ANSWERS A. True
TASER CEWs are serious weapons and are the be treated as such at all time.
A. True
B. False CORRECT ANSWERS 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 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 CORRECT ANSWERS 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 CORRECT ANSWERS A. True
When reasonable, Smart Use Considerations include:
A. Use the minimum force necessary to accomplish lawful objectives