title: Case report: penetrating cardiac injury secondary to a terrorism-related nail bomb explosion.
abstract: Penetrating cardiac injuries commonly occur secondary to gunshot or stab wounds. This is a report an unusual case of a patient who sustained a penetrating cardiac injury due to a nail from a terrorism-related, nail-bomb explosion. Associated problems included pericardial tamponade, penetrating cardiac injuries, acute, traumatic, myocardial infarction, and a penetrating lung injury. Prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgical intervention resulted in full recovery of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan. asai@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasufumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurimoto
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005107:Explosions; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D023481:Terrorism; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery