An Unusual Cause of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Nail Gun

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Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports
Volume:4 Issue:4
An Unusual Cause of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Nail Gun

An Unusual Cause of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Nail Gun

Authors : Bekir SARICIK, Zeynep ÖZKAN, Evrim GÜL, Seyfi EMİR, Fatih Mehmet YAZAR, Burak KAVLAKOĞLU

Pages : 177-180

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Publication Date : 2013-10-01

Article Type : Other Papers

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.
Keywords : Nail gun, penetrating abdominal trauma, laparotomy

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