Smashed My Finger In Garage Door

My finger won t straighten out.

Smashed my finger in garage door.

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. 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. Don t wrap a smashed finger. A smashed finger is a common injury that typically occurs accidentally.

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. This indicates that the tendon responsible for extending the finger is stretched out or torn. This type of injuries can involve any one finger or more than one finger.

If your finger is jammed or smashed and as a result no longer straightens out at the tip this is known as mallet finger or mallet fracture. Dents or ripples up to the nail bed on ring finger. The door shut completely and i had to push it back up so they were in there for a few seconds. We already struggle to get blood flowing to the tips of our fingers and toes on a good day.

I smashed my right hand finger tips in a garage door. 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. My middle and ring finger were hurt the worst nails are now solid purple the knuckles on both fingers are twice the size big. Common causes include dropping an object on the finger hitting it.

I smashed my finger 1 week ago in between garage door panels. Covering a finger injury is not a bad idea especially if you re still working but keep it loose. You can get your finger smashed by a blow of a hammer or while shutting a car door or your house door or with the force of a base ball while playing.