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catattack,
I wear contacts and before retirement from the PD, I was exposed to pepper spray on several occasions. Pepper spray primarily attacks the mucus membranes, and although it also irritates the eyes, wearing contacts has no effect on it. I would suggest a thorough cleaning of the lenses following exposure.
Great information.Based on my knowledge of physics I would assume that the taser would also shock your dog if you shocked the attacking dig with it while it was in contact with your dog, but I've never used a taser and I don't know exactly how they work. Even if this was the case though, getting a mild electrical shock is not as bad as getting bitten.
Tasers pass current from electrode to electrode which would be embedded in the skin, or touching it directly as in a contact shock. You can hold onto someone being tased all day long and not be subject to shock.
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Last edited by jeepcreep927; 12-02-2008 at 03:45 AM.
The danger of chemical exposure while wearing contacts is that they can (conceivably) hold the chemical against the surface of your eyeball and prevent tears or water from flushing it out, worsening the damage. On the other hand, they could (Also conceivably) prevent the chemical from directly impacting your cornea.
There have been military prohibitions based on the first school of thought, so I guess someone tested the theory.
Contacts and Pepperspray
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