Smashed Fingers In Garage Door

This page will only discuss crush injuries not fingertip amputations.

Smashed fingers in garage door.

A smashed finger is a common injury that typically occurs accidentally. Even the most cautious individuals will eventually come face to face with the pain and agony of a smashed finger. We already struggle to get blood flowing to the tips of our fingers and toes on a good day. It s impossible to get through life without slamming your finger in the door at least once.

Its not broken but it is painful to touch still very large and throbs. Don t wrap a smashed finger. My middle and ring finger were hurt the worst nails are now solid purple the knuckles on both fingers are twice the size big. I smashed my right hand finger tips in a garage door.

Any trauma or injury to your finger can lead to. Some slammed fingers can be treated at home with rest and ice while others require medical treatment and potentially even an antibiotic. Wrapping injured fingers and toes can lead to more damage when vital oxygen and nutrients can t get to the tips. A smashed finger is a common injury that occurs when a heavy object or an object with enough force behind it impacts the 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. Injuries can involve one or more fingers but if your nail bed has not been. 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.

Dents or ripples up to the nail bed on ring finger. 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. I have wrapped it in a warm towel soaked it in warm salt water and ripped off bottom of the fingernail to relieve pressure any thing else i could do or wait it out.