Head Injury by Pneumatic Nail Gun: A Case Report #MMPMID27169050
Kim TW; Shim YS; Oh SY; Hyun DK; Park HS; Kim EY
Korean J Neurotrauma 2014[Oct]; 10 (2): 137-8 PMID27169050show ga
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.