Citation

Nam JJ, Kelly WF. J. Spec. Oper. Med. 2021; 21(1): 106-108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Breakaway Media)

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Abstract

Pneumatic nail guns are hand-held tools used in industrial and construction settings. Nail guns cause the most trauma with hospitalization among construction workers. To our knowledge, we report for the first time a case of pneumomediastinum from a nail gun injury to the hand. Our patient was a 40-year-old male construction worker who shot a nail gun into his hand. He became acutely dyspneic and was found to have a pneumomediastinum due to air insufflation. He later underwent tube thoracostomy and intubation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pneumomediastinum from a nail gun injury to the hand.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Humans; Male; Accidents, Occupational; *Firearms; *Mediastinal Emphysema/etiology; *Wounds, Penetrating/etiology/surgery; Construction Materials