what kind of oinments should i use to prevent infection?or is there nothing really i can do?he is only one year old so i don't want to do anything that will cause him more pain or discomfort.
2006-11-27 08:16:08 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Thank you to everyone for the advice, I knew the nail would fall off either way, my main concern was really him getting an infection,but i called his pediatrician and she said i should just clean the area around his nail Hydrogen peroxide,she said there was no need for any neosporin yet,but once the nail began to fall off i might want to use some to help with the healing,he doesn't seem to be in pain when i touch his finger or the nail so i guess we will just wait and see. Thanks again!
2006-11-28 03:54:58 · update #1
Just leave it alone.
I had the same thing happen to me a few months back. Smashed my thumb in a car door. Turned black and fell off.
The doctor said not to pop it with a needle to alleviate the pressure (which everyone was recommending) because it could cause infection.
Let nature run its course. Mine was fully heeled with a new nail and everything about 6 months later!
2006-11-27 08:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put ice on it for a while to help numb it..but if he didn't break the skin it shouldn't get infected. If it did break the skin I would put some triple antibotic ointment on it (this does not burn or sting). May want to give him some Tylenol. It's a pain reliever and an anti-inflammatory. Will help take the swelling down, and ease the pain a bit. I'd keep it covered with a band-aid for a while to make sure he doesn't catch it on something and rip the nail off....
Sorry to hear this... Poor lil guy! My 9 year old son slammed his toe in the garage door and eventually lost his nail. Took a couple of months for it to fall off though... Hope he feels better! Lots of luvin mommy!!
Hope this helps!
p.s. It will heal and begin to grow a new nail underneath before this nail falls off.....
2006-11-27 16:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 4 kids and my youngest is 23 mths old. I also work at a daycare center. Clean his hand as good as possible by boiling it out with Peroxide. Then lubricate the finger very well with Neosporine (Pain relief) kind. This will heal it very quick and help with the pain. Put a Band-aid on the finger and repeat this daily until healed. Since he's so young, you may have to do this multiple times daily. There's no such thing as over doing it....it'll just speed the healing process.
2006-11-27 16:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Babyface 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use bacitracin to prevent infection. About the nail falling off, if it is going to fall off it will and there is nothing we can do about it but just leave it alone. Once the new one starts coming in it will push the old one off by itself. If the nail starts to fall and before the new one pushes it off and it is hanging where it can get caught on things then you may want to take it off easily but not until it is really falling off and hanging sort of saying. Hope this was of help.
2006-11-27 16:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by lillianriv0053 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the doc. He will probably put a small hole in the nail to relieve the pressure and stop the nail from falling off altogether as well as prescribe any medications for infection.
2006-11-27 16:19:18 · answer #5 · answered by robo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nail will grow back.
You can put a little Neosporin on a bandaid and wrap it to prevent infection. Make sure you wash his hands often.
A baby aspirin will help if there's any pain.
2006-11-27 16:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the nail will turn black and fall off and a new one will grow in. It happened so many times to my little brother. Just clean it and put ointment so it wont get infected and let the new one grow in.
2006-11-27 16:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is going to fall of you've got to let it, but don't pull it. All you can pretty much do is put some hydrogen peroxide on it with a band-aid. The nail will grow back.
2006-11-27 16:18:09 · answer #8 · answered by alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't use any creams on it until you've called the doctor and asked. At that age, there are probably a million medications you shouldn't use.
But don't worry. I've lost a fingernail (and a toenail) before, and they grow back. Except they tend to grow slower (like my finger) or faster (like my toe) than the rest of my nails do.
Hope the little tyke feels better soon.
2006-11-27 16:19:27 · answer #9 · answered by mikah_smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neosporin. but there is really nothing to do other wise except to let the nail fall off. Eventually, it will stop hurting and then it will just fall off, either all together or in pieces
2006-11-27 16:18:07 · answer #10 · answered by choirchica55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋