5. PROTOCOL FOR MULTIPLE OR PROLONGED DEPLOYMENT                                    
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General                                    
If control of the subject has not been obtained within the five-second cycle of the CEW the officer must consider that the first set of probes have missed or failed to function.   √ √     √               √        
Multiple deployment or continuous cycling of the CEW may be hazardous to a subject.       √                       √ √  
Protocol for multiple deployment                                    
If the subject has not been controlled by the first application a second discharge of probes may be necessary if appropriate. √ √ √     √   √         √ √        
In all cases, members must limit the delivery of additional electrical pulses to only those necessary to obtain control of the individual. √                                 √
If the failure to control the subject is due to the weapon not affecting the subject, the trigger may be depressed again for one more five-second cycle, or until the subject has been controlled (whichever comes first).           √   √           √        
The impulses are to be terminated as soon as the assaultive or resistant behaviour has ceased and control established.                                   √
If the subject has failed to be controlled with the cartridge due to the fact that one or more darts have missed or the CEW failed to operate properly, the contact               √                    
police officer may, if reasonable and appropriate to do so, provided that the cartridge has been fired or removed, use the CEW in touch-stun mode by pressing
the front of the CEW firmly against the body of the subject (recommended touch-stun locations: armpits, intercostals or pelvic triangle).
Do not cycle CEW more than 10 times consecutively.       √                       √ √  
Situational reassessment                                    
Conventional use-of-force theory dictates that officers abandon a particular tactic if desired results are not achieved, and that the officer reassess and consider other force options or disengage.         √                          
If control of the subject has not been obtained within five seconds after the application of a cartridge or immediately upon the use of the CEW in touch-stun   √           √                    
mode, the police officer should reassess his or her options for controlling the subject, and may consider further use of the CEW or other appropriate force options.
Should the second discharge be ineffective the officer should consider the CEW to be ineffective in controlling the subject and consider another appropriate force option to gain control.   √ √                   √ √        
Length of CEW application                                    
A member, when justified, will fire one set of darts at the subject and allow the weapon to run through its five-second cycle, or until the subject has been controlled (whichever comes first).           √   √           √        
Multiple deployment or continuous cycling of the CEW may be hazardous to a subject.       √                       √ √  
Members must be aware, as per training protocols, that multiple applications for periods exceeding 15 to 20 seconds may increase risk to the subject.         √       √                  
A CEW shall not be used in a continuous cycle for a period exceeding fifteen (15) to twenty (20) seconds in length.   √   √         √             √    
If the failure to control the subject is due to the weapon not affecting the subject, the trigger may be depressed again for one more five-second cycle, or until the subject has been controlled (whichever comes first).           √   √           √