title: Nail gun injury to the heart.
abstract: A case is reported of a patient who sustained a cardiac injury from a 16-penny nail fired from a nail gun and who was successfully treated at a small rural hospital.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Tahoe Forest Hospital, California, USA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kizer
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heneveld
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Orozco
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D003252:Construction Materials; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*