ELECTRICAL INJURIES FROM GRAPHITE FISHING RODS

High tension electrical injuries have a high morbidity and mortality. Carbon fibre and graphite used in the manufacture of fishing rods give s them superconductor qualities. The resistance of a fishing rod with a carbon content of more than 70 per cent is very low, ranging from 0. 9 to 10.5 k Omega. Nine cases are reported which teach an important le sson not only in the management of those severe injuries, bur also in their prevention. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd for ISBI.