Citation

Panourias IG, Slatinopoulos VK, Arvanitis DL. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 2006; 108(5): 490-492.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece. ipanourias@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.01.007

PMID

16720223

Abstract

Nail guns are powerful tools commonly used in the building industry. As a result of their improper use, many accidents of bodily injury, including death, have already been reported over the last 50 years; their use in suicide attempts, however, is rare. In this paper, an unusual case of unsuccessful suicidal craniocerebral penetrating injury committed with a pneumatic nail gun by a 23-year-old man is presented. The particular findings that suggest a suicidal attempt are also discussed.

Language: en