A Nail in the Heart
March 6, 2007 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
We’ve learned about pencils, combs, and knives in the heart. Now we’ve got a nail in the heart.
Seventeen-year-old Matt Dexter was helping to construct a barn when he accidentally triggered a nail gun that was being lowered down the ladder to him. Matt was shot in the chest with a three and a quarter inch nail that punctured the right ventricle of his heart.
I dropped the gun and looked down and I could see the head of the nail stuck on the outside of my shirt. I wanted to take it out, but I was scared and didn’t know what to think really.
Fortunately, he left the nail in which served to seal the injury and prevent major blood loss. Matt took only a few days to recover and is awaiting the birth of his twins. Let’s keep the nail guns away from babies and dad!
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Tags: accident, freak accident, heart, heart disease, nail, matt dexter, diseases, illness, health
