Head Injury by Pneumatic Nail Gun: A Case Report.
10.13004/kjnt.2014.10.2.137
- Author:
Tae Woo KIM
1
;
Yu Shik SHIM
;
Se Yang OH
;
Dong Keun HYUN
;
Hyeon Seon PARK
;
Eun Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. nsshim60@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Craniocerebral trauma;
Head injuries penetrating;
Suicide attempted
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Arteries;
Craniocerebral Trauma*;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Head;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Scalp;
Skull;
Suicide, Attempted
- From:Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
2014;10(2):137-138
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 56-year-old man had five nail gun-shots on his skull due to attempted suicide and was transferred to the emergency room. Because the nail head played a role as a brake, the launched nail made a hole in the skull but did not entirely pass through it. If major artery or sinuses are not involved, cautious retrieval after a small scalp incision can be performed and prophylactic antibiotics be administered for treatment.
