so my fiance came home from work today and announced that he has smashed his finger with a hammer.. this is nothing new in my house my dad has always worked construction iv seen things 10x worse than that.. but anyway this is the second time in 6 months this has happened.. luckyil it was a different finger than last time but last time he did this he hit it on the nail so the nail bled from underneath a little bit, turned black in that spot was painfull for about a week and eventually the black spot grew out lamost completely.. this time he hit above the nail by the knuckle.. he hit it so hard it split the skin open so hes got a huge cut across it and then from there down to the nail is all black.. it looks so0o0o nasty.. my father being that hes been there done that 10x and worse hes like o thats nothing get a needle tomorrow and pop it open... now i looked at it and to me it doesnt look like a blister or bubble it looks like the nastiest bruise iv ever seen like that whole section of finger just got mushed... hes sleeping now after a couple aleve but he asked me a little while ago .. so what do u think should i try popping it tomorrow??.... idk what to tell him usually my dads the expert when it comes to injuries but i just dotn think its a blister and im afraid hes gna make it worse sticking it with a needle... and i can already tell u he isnt gna go to a doctor.. i went n bought him one of those little metal splint things they usually put on broken fingers to put on it just so if he bumps it at work tomorrow it wont hurt... anyone else have any suggestions??
If it's a blood blister than he should NOT puncture it. He could get a serious infection. It will heal and his body will absorb the blood on it's own. He can soak it in Epsom salts to ease any swelling and reduce the pain. Use the splint you got him to protect it from further injury.
Keep an eye on it. If it becomes red around it and swollen after a few days he may need to see a doctor.
Yes-please douse the wound with whatever you're drinking to sterilize it and the needle, too-kidding-keep it clean with Betadine and keep it wrapped -the first sign of any redness-go to the doctor/ER right away. You can lance it-but really-better to have a doctor do it with sterile instruments.
If you think there is some infection going on than soak his finger (or hand) in salt water. The salt water will draw out the infection. Try this before popping it or puncturing it. Make sure the cut is cleaned out after and apply some Neosporin and a bandage. I would do this each night and if there is no improvement within a day or so he really should have a doctor look at it.
If he broke the bone and a piece of bone splintered off it can cause a major infection that will go into his blood stream and that could lead to other problems including death if it is not treated at all.
Put on the shredded turmeric, you can buy from Asian store. It really helped me when I had a swollen cut with pus. That's what we do in my country. It works really well and really quick. Good luck.
Some say to pop it and some say not to. Here is a site that discusses the issue. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2007052521542...
