Citation

Spiers AS. J. Fla. Med. Assoc. 1994; 81(12): 822-823.

Affiliation

Division of Medical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Florida Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7861109

Abstract

A case is reported of attempted suicide by hammering nails through the skull into the brain. This unique attempt at self-destruction was unsuccessful and the treatment, initially by an untrained first-aider and then by a neurosurgeon, was surprisingly simple. There were no long-term sequelae.

Language: en