I shut my finger in the car door the other day and it still hurts really bad ,any suggestions to what I should do?
I've been putting ice on it, but it doesn'tt seem to help.
2007-11-29 12:52:55 · 26 answers · asked by tc22 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
First of all, is it broken. If you think so, you need to go to doc or get one of those little finger crutch things so it wont move. It takes a couple of days for the throbbing pain to stop. If you smashed your nail, it will probably fall off too. Go to a clinic, they can help you out.
2007-11-29 12:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by pupgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At this point, you'll need to put heat on it. You put ice the first 24 hours to minimize the bloodflow to the area. The tissues are damaged and will leak into spaces where they wouldn't ordinarily be. Then after 24 hours, the tissues are starting to heal and you want to bring blood carrying nutrients for healing to the area. You increase blood flow to the area by applying heat.
Motrin is an anti-inflamatory drug and will help with pain and inflamation.
2007-11-29 20:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by School Nurse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep putting ice on it u might want to go to the doctor.
2007-11-29 20:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by Taquawna C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shut your other hand in the door to even out the pain so you have matching broken fingers on each hand
2007-11-29 20:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to doctor, if you don't think its broken though then just keep icing it, it takes a while.
2007-11-29 20:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by flynnpool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always slam my fingers in car doors you should either go to the docter to make sure its not infected or just keep icing it and then heating it
2007-11-29 20:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by wormy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a splinting it to hold it in place it my be broken. The hospital would do the same thing
2007-11-29 20:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did that once-it throbed for days. Yours sounds like you may have broken it. Best to see a doctor.
2007-11-29 21:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by catsangel777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeeeoooowwww!
Get some Voltarin (diclofenac) from your pharmacy. This is a good anti inflammatory drug which should do the job.
2007-11-29 20:57:21 · answer #9 · answered by Aurium 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it is either fractured or broken. You should pay the ER or your doc a visit asap.
2007-11-29 21:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋