From ABC News:
There has been a huge spike in the number of consumer nail-gun injuries as more and more do-it-yourselfers arm themselves with the powerful tools.
A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows annual nail-gun injuries to consumers treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms have soared by about 200 per cent since 1991.
Lead author Dr. Hester Lipscomb says that of 37,000 annual nail-gun injuries, about 40 per cent were among consumers.
We Say: I've seen one that went right into the tibia, and another that went through the sternum, missed the heart, but ended up needing heart-lung bypass to get it out from behind the right pulmonary vein. Seriously, if folks don't know what they're doing, they should just stick with a hammer.
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