Table 1: Properties of various electrical stimulation devices in order from least (top) to most (bottom) total energy per application.
a50,000 Volts is the peak arcing voltage. The peak voltage across the body is reported to be 5000. See Taser®? User Certification Course Version 18 Released July 2011.
b0.5 J per pulse * 20 pulses/s * 5 second duration = 50 J
cMaximum initial current at 125Ω
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Device Current Path AC/DC mA Volts Pulses (per s) Duration (s) Total Energy (Joules)
GED Surface of skin DC 15.25 60 20 2 <0.45
GED-4 Surface of skin DC 41 66 20 2 <1.353
Cattle Prod1 Surface of skin AC 18.5 2400 50-500 ~1 <44.4
Electronic Control Weapon (Taser® M262) Torso and muscles AC <4 50,000a 20 5 50b
Electroconvulsive Therapy (Thymatron System IV)3 Skull and brain AC 900 450 variable 8 (max) 100 (max)
Defibrillator4 Chest and heart DC 19400c 2425 - .006 269