Whoops...shut finger in car door!

Hi,

Earlier today I was a bit silly and shut my finger in the car door.
Just the tip of it, it's not broken or anything as i can still move it.
However, it did swell up pretty badly, and the fingernail has turned blue :s-smilie:

Basically, it still hurts LOADS, and i cant use it for anything (taking a while to type this!!). I was wondering if anyone had any advice?

I attach a pic!

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Reply 1

SmuUsh

wow that looks painfull. Keep an eye on it hoppefully nothing wrong but you may of chipped/broke a bone in your finger. keep ice handy and pain killers if it still sore in a day or two go to the doctor see if they can prescribe anything for it.

Reply 2

pink_lucie

14

o.m.g.....

Reply 3

devilsthorn

1

Doctor.

Happened to me once and I only found out it was broken after an x-ray. If you don't do anything it'll become a dead body part, and you'll have it amputated...

Reply 4

mollymustard

14

Put some ice on your finger for a good while until the swelling goes down, then leave it for a bit and try not to use it. If you can try and strap the finger onto the one next to it as this should prevent you from over using it and it will help support it.
As for the blueness, you're probably going to have a black nail for a while now :frown:

Reply 5

Renal

17

Prescribe something for it?

Reply 6

SmuUsh

Renal

Prescribe something for it?

painkillers... happened to me thts what they did.

Reply 7

prettygreeneyes99

9

haha I shut my finger in a car door last year! Mine turned out to be broken, only went to a&e because I got nagged, it didnt even hurt that much... mine was a little worse though cos the underside on the top third of my finger split, and now I have a lovely scar and no feeling in that part of my finger! I would suggest getting it x-rayed though :smile:

Reply 8

SmuUsh

prettygreeneyes99

haha I shut my finger in a car door last year! Mine turned out to be broken, only went to a&e because I got nagged, it didnt even hurt that much... mine was a little worse though cos the underside on the top third of my finger split, and now I have a lovely scar and no feeling in that part of my finger! I would suggest getting it x-rayed though :smile:

owwie nice!

Reply 9

devilsthorn

1

SmuUsh

wow that looks painfull. Keep an eye on it hoppefully nothing wrong but you may of chipped/broke a bone in your finger. keep ice handy and pain killers if it still sore in a day or two go to the doctor see if they can prescribe anything for it.

Are you nuts? He should be going to the hospital immediately, not waiting for his finger to fall off!

Reply 10

uncleramsay

OP

Well, already I think the swelling has gone down a bit. I don't really want to go to hospital unless absolutely necessary - hence why I made this thread! If I put it on ice, and review the situation in the morning, would that be being really stupid?

Reply 11

prettygreeneyes99

9

SmuUsh

owwie nice!

My nail was fine though! :biggrin:

ooo and another thing, if you go to a&e, just tell them that the finger you've hurt is on the hand you write with.. i got nearly to the front of the waiting list when they knew that :s-smilie:

Reply 12

dh00001

16

due to the size of the blistering/bleeding you should go to your doctor soon as. it may need draining

Reply 13

devilsthorn

1

uncleramsay

Well, already I think the swelling has gone down a bit. I don't really want to go to hospital unless absolutely necessary - hence why I made this thread! If I put it on ice, and review the situation in the morning, would that be being really stupid?

Is it stupid to risk losing a finger? Hmmm. GO TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW! Ice and pain killers won't save your finger if it is broken.

Reply 14

SmuUsh

devilsthorn

Are you nuts? He should be going to the hospital immediately, not waiting for his finger to fall off!

Firstly there is nothing much doctors can do for a broken finger. except put some weird support on it. and secondly there may be several hour wait before injured is seen.

Reply 15

campbell87

8

Id go down to a&e just to be sure all is well, can't say it looks very pretty!

Reply 16

Mr Poopie Pants

Even if he were to bother the A&E dept and the bone in his finger was fractured it is unlikely any kind of treatment exists for it, not like a broken leg; THEN you get quick march to A&E, lets have some proportion.

Possibility your nail might drop off, however.

Reply 17

Juno

20

RedsNotDead

Even if he were to bother the A&E dept and the bone in his finger was fractured it is unlikely any kind of treatment exists for it, not like a broken leg; THEN you get quick march to A&E, lets have some proportion.

Possibility your nail might drop off, however.

i trapped my thumb in a car door. i went to the doctor. i was sent to A&E!