Nail gun may cause heart injury: A young adult’s misadventure

Penetrating cardiac and great vessels trauma is life threatening and a surgical challenge. We relate an unusual case of pulmonary artery injury secondary to an accidental trauma by a nail gun. Surgical repair was late but successful.

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Veröffentlicht in:	International emergency nursing 2012-04, Vol.20 (2), p.98-101
Hauptverfasser:	Madani, Mouhcine, Drissi, Mohammed, Ajaja, Mohamed Rida, Rifai, Maatir, Moutaouakkil, El Mehdi, Cheikhaoui, Younes, Slaoui, Anas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Cardiac trauma Echocardiography Emergency care Foreign Bodies - diagnosis Foreign Bodies - surgery Heart Injuries - diagnosis Heart Injuries - surgery Humans Injuries Life threatening Male Nail gun Pulmonary injury Repairs Tomography, X-Ray Computed Wounds, Penetrating - diagnosis Wounds, Penetrating - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Penetrating cardiac and great vessels trauma is life threatening and a surgical challenge. We relate an unusual case of pulmonary artery injury secondary to an accidental trauma by a nail gun. Surgical repair was late but successful.
ISSN:	1755-599X 1532-9267 1878-013X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ienj.2011.06.006