i drop a weight on my toe and now the nail wont stop bleeding it has for like 2 and a half hours how do i stop it? or what should i do, cant go to hosptial no insurance.
2006-07-31 13:02:52 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Put flour on it.
lie down elevate the toe above your heart.
Keep some ice on the toe.
Yours: grumpy
2006-07-31 13:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Grumpy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a dressing around it, gauze if you have it, something clean if you don't. Keep constant pressure on the toe until the bleeding slows down. Don't keep letting go and checking on it. Give it a good 15-30 minutes of constant pressure. Don't have your leg hanging down from a chair, keep it propped up.
FYI - if it is that bad, your nail has a chance of falling off.
2006-07-31 13:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by wldntulike_2know 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUCH!! You ought to put pressure on your toe. Give it some time. I'm just surprised you didn't state your toe was also broken. Avoid walking at this moment or if you need to get up, don't put any pressure on that foot. If you don't have health insurance, i'd suggest you visit your county hospital, but i doubt you'll need to go there.
2006-07-31 13:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by sunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Injuries involving the most painful and difficult to deal with. Go to a doctor, he will drain the blood out for you by drilling a hole in your nail. You could do this yourself but I wouldn't recomend it. Of course if you lived in Canada you could've just gone to a clinic and got it done for free. Ah ha! Life is good up here.
2006-07-31 13:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its cut: put super glue on the cut.
if its bleeding from under your nail: ouch! ive done this 6 times now i think. it will hurt.... theres a posibility that it will bleed so much it will pop your nail right off. if that doesnt happen, the pressure under your nail from the blood with create alot of pain. i had to drill a hole in the middle of my nail... (i dont know why, but someone told me to, so i did.) this helped release the pressure.
2006-08-01 09:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by guitar814girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean it with soap and water, keep pressure on it for a while. If it does not stop soon, go to ER. They must treat people with or without insurance.
2006-07-31 13:08:15 · answer #6 · answered by Jacks036 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your local emergency department. in the UK contact the nhs helpline 08454647 for there advice if you think you can resolve this yourself.
you may have a broken bone or other problem that is preventing your blood from clogging.
i thought county facilities in the USA helped anyone who walked in.
am i wrong?
bandage the toe as tightly as you can stand it, then get to your nearest emergency facility.
go in and pretend to feint as you get in the door, they will treat you before they ask you for your details. just a thought.
2006-07-31 13:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover it with whatever you can; a bandage, a rag, paper towels; just make sure you keep it tight and apply pressure until the bleeding stops.
2006-07-31 13:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apply direct pressure to the wound. If bleeding continues, go to the ER.
2006-07-31 13:06:12 · answer #9 · answered by Tim C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bandage it, Ice it, and elevate it. If you can, lie down and get your foot above the level of your heart. The blood has to travel against gravity in this case, and particularly in your lower extremities, it doesn't have the pressure required to pump higher than the level of your heart.
2006-07-31 13:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by Woz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋