Nail gun injury to the heart.
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.
Kizer
K W
KW
Emergency Department, Tahoe Forest Hospital, California, USA.
Boone
H A
HA
Heneveld
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E
Orozco
J R
JR
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*