title: Head Injury by Pneumatic Nail Gun: A Case Report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Woo
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yu Shik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Se Yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Keun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon Seon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Craniocerebral trauma; Head injuries penetrating; Suicide attempted