Toothache man finds nail in skull

[viper_larry]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4179877.stm

Now the bit that gets me is the last sentence:

"Doctors at the hospital said it was the second time a patient had failed to notice a nailgun had fired a nail into their heads."

WTF - how the hell could you not notice that?

[shirley temple]

I heard of a guy who was killed on a building site when a nail gun was fired through a piece of cladding, missing the steel batten behind!!

Having used a hilti nail gun to fix timber to joists, I can believe it!! lethal in the wrong hands.

[CedA4]

I can't believe he didn't feel it/notice it for god sake. We're not talking about a 1/2" panel pin. I used to be a carpenter and anyone within 10 miles of me would know if i had shot a 4" nail up my bugle.

[JonRB]

The thing is, nail guns drive the nail in so fast (like a fraction of a second) that you probably wouldn't have time to even register pain. It would just feel as if someone had smacked you round the head, I would imagine.

[bigtone]

What about blood - surely there must have been some sign of the impact?!

[shirley temple]

JonRB said:

The thing is, nail guns drive the nail in so fast (like a fraction of a second) that you probably wouldn't have time to even register pain. It would just feel as if someone had smacked you round the head, I would imagine.

Not wrong, four inch thick timber to a 10mm section RSJ, in one wallop. Wicked piece of kit!!
we arent talking about a Black n Decker special from B&Q here!!

[lanciachris]

Odd. Youd think he might have noticed with his tongue or something. Is that a mouth ulcer or have I got a nail in my brain?

[sirtophamhat]

bigtone said:

What about blood - surely there must have been some sign of the impact?!

Thats what I thought, the Seattle paper said he thought the gun had hit him in the mouth. I suppose that would explain bleeding from around his teeth, but wouldn't he realize that hole in the roof of his mouth wasn't there before? They also said he had 80-100k in medical bills and no insurance!

[norfik dump]

saw the picci on another news site - Ouch !!

[pug406]

Well, he has a bigger headache now

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050118/80/faju0.html