Electrical weapons, hematocytes, and ischemic cardiovascular accidents.

•An electrical weapon exposure acutely increases lymphocyte and monocyte counts.•The platelet count and neutrophil levels were also increased at 5 min.•The acute changes at 5 min remained within the normal reference ranges.•An electrical weapon exposure did not cause clinically significant changes in hematocytes.•Reported ischemic events do not appear to be caused by the electrical weapon exposure.