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- Title
An Unusual Cause of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Nail Gun.
- Authors
Sarıcık, Bekir; Özkan, Zeynep; Gül, Evrim; Emir, Seyfi; Yazar, Fatih Mehmet; Kavlakoğlu, Burak
- Abstract
Nail guns are used for driving nails fast into concrete, wood, and metal in the contruction industry. Various injuries, such as to the extremities, thoracic region, head, and more rarely the abdominal region, from these instruments have been reported in the literature. In this article, we present a case with a nail gun penetrating injury to the abdomen. We aim to draw attention to the potential danger of these tools. It is important to take necessary precautions and well trained people who use these and similar devices which entered our lives together with developing technology and provide facilities.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL injuries; PENETRATING wounds; PNEUMATIC nailers; EMERGENCY medicine; ABDOMINAL surgery; ACCIDENTS
- Publication
Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine Case Reports / Akademik Acil Tip Olgu Sunumlari Dergisi, 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4, p177
- ISSN
1309-534X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5505/jaemcr.2013.64936