Table 1 Collation of cases of electrocution caused by contact of a carbon fibre fishing rod with overhead power lines
Case reports | ||||||
Study | Age [years] | Gender | Type of cable | Outcome | ||
Clarke et al. 1990 | 18 | Male | Overhead power lines | Burns covering 18% of the body surface, especially on the hands, chest, right groin and feet, amputation of the right lower limb below the knee due to necrosis resulting from thrombosis | ||
Logan 1993 | 43 | Male | Railway traction | Burns 40% of the body surface | ||
26 | Male | Overhead power lines | Burns at the point of entry and exit of the current from the body, located on the left hand and right heel | |||
62 | Male | Overhead power lines | Minor electrical burns | |||
Preuss et al. 2020 | 56 | Male | Railway traction | Electrical lesions on the right hand and feet, death due to ventricular fibrillation after electrocution | ||
Original research | ||||||
Study | Number of cases | Mean age [years] | Gender | Average total burn surface area | Mortality rate | Other findings |
Chi et al 1996 | 9 | 40.44 | 89% (8/9) male 11% (1/9) female | 45% | 22.2% | The point of entry of the current into the body was most often the hands, and the exit point was the feet |
Wang et al. 2007 | 42 | 44.33 | 100% male | 22.2% | 2.4% | 59.5% of patients had burns on less than 10% of the body surface, the point of entry of the current into the body was most often the hands, and the exit point was the feet |
Fodor et al. 2011 | 8 | 37 | 100% male | 48.2% (high voltage, > 1000 V) 9.1% (low voltage, < 1000 V) | 25% | Burns were most often located on the upper and lower limbs as the point of entry and exit of the current |