2 letting your hand dangle at your side after smashing your finger will simply increase swelling and that uncomfortable throbbing.
Smashed fingers in garage door.
Whether you hit it with a hammer or close a door on your finger it can be quite painful because there is a concentration of nerve receptors in the fingertips that allow for our sense of touch.
There are many kinds of fingertip injuries from crushed fingertips hit with a hammer smashed in the car door and other things that are just too painful to think about to cuts all the way to various levels of amputation.
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Any trauma or injury to your finger can lead to.
If you ve ever caught your finger in a door or hit it with a hammer you ve probably experienced common symptoms of a smashed finger.
The door shut completely and i had to push it back up so they were in there for a few seconds.
I smashed my finger 1 week ago in between garage door panels.
Hold it up to reduce the pressure in there.
Immediately after smashing your finger in the door you should.
Its not broken but it is painful to touch still very large and throbs.
Injuries can involve one or more fingers but if your nail bed has not been.
Dents or ripples up to the nail bed on ring finger.
Elevate the injured finger.
A smashed finger is a common injury that occurs when a heavy object or an object with enough force behind it impacts the finger.
If you let your finger dangle down by your side you actually increase swelling and worsen painful throbbing.
This page will only discuss crush injuries not fingertip amputations.
My middle and ring finger were hurt the worst nails are now solid purple the knuckles on both fingers are twice the size big.
Place an ice pack on your finger s to help alleviate some of the pain and keep down swelling.
A smashed finger is a common injury that typically occurs accidentally.