Attempted suicide or hitting the nail on the head. Case report
Spiers, A.S.
Journal of the Florida Medical Association 81(12): 822-823
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-4148 PMID: 7861109 Document Number: 430829
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.