Journal Title: بهار 94 Article title: The Case Report of a Penetrating Brain Injury after in-Driven Nail Shot from a ‘Pneumatic Nailer’
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Article abstract: Introduction & Objective: Penetrating head wound are classified according to the velocity of the in-driven missile into; low velocity and high velocity missiles. The low velocity missiles are usually non-bullets, so called ‘cold weapons’. These are the instruments formally used in the work stations not critically controlled for safety.
Case report: A 19 year old man suffering from penetrating brain injury (PBI) with a nail in-driven by a pneumatic nailer was referred to the emergency room. His neurological examination was normal. Regular radiological exams and angiograms were done before the operation. The postoperative course was uneventful and the control of cerebral angiogram was also normal.
Conclusions: Awareness of the potential harms of the instruments used in the working areas is necessary to prevent possible mortal damages. Even though different studies have tried to elucidate different aspects of PBIs, but there are still poorly defined questions regarding the duration of antibiotherapy, anti-epileptic therapy and the probable duration needed for development of traumatic aneurysms.
