my 12 year old was brought home from school today,she jammed her finger in a door,its swollen but she can move it,she said it feels tight! do you think this could be broken?thanks
2007-06-11 05:56:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
It is probably broken and if it isn't broken it might be fractured.
I have broken three of my fingers before and not to mention a broken leg and a broken wrist. If i were you i would take your child to go get an x-ray.
2007-06-11 06:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the advice of most of the answers and have it exrayed. A broken finger,limb often can be moved and still be fractured/broken (same thing but broken is a worse fracture).
I say an Olympic event on the news where this Chinese participant broke his leg and continued to compete till he finished his routine.
2007-06-11 13:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by GERALD S. MCSEE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 13 yr. old son did the exact same thing with very similar symptoms and I procrastinated taking him to the doctor. His finger was broken and had to be reset. This would not have been as painful for him if not for my actions.
You may want to have that looked at.
2007-06-11 13:01:48 · answer #3 · answered by jazsmo18 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can move something, it probably isn't fractured(broken). But to ensure it an X-Ray will work!
2007-06-11 13:04:44 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Know It All 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better to have it checked then not. Man kaitlynmburke the only thing I broke was my ego. Are you some sort of stunt women
2007-06-11 13:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by I got 2 points for this answer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's better to have it X-rayed to make sure, but if she can bend it at all, it's probably not broken.
2007-06-11 13:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋