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Doctor uses hammer to remove nail in patient's head

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) - A doctor had to use a claw hammer to help a Kansas man who shot himself in the top of his head with a nail gun.

George Chandler of the Kansas City suburb of Shawnee was working on a backyard project with a friend when he accidentally fired a 2.5-inch nail into his own skull.

An ambulance rushed him to a hospital, where a doctor used a common claw hammer to remove the nail.

Chandler says he feels "very, very lucky" he wasn't hurt any worse than he was.

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