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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

Stuffing your hand or finger in the doorway can be painful.Depending on the severity of the situation, you will likely need to seek medical help to prevent long-term pain or injury. However, if you don't need to see a doctor, there are procedures you can use to deal with pain at home.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Coping with Pain

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   Apply ice to the injured area. For medical reasons, which will be explained in the next section, this is the first thing you should do after trapping your hand in the door slot. However, aside from medical reasons, the cold temperature of the ice will numb your hand if you keep the ice pack for long enough. Although at first the extreme cold of the ice cube can be uncomfortable or painful, you should try to get over it and keep the ice in place. Eventually, you will lose sensation - including the pain - in the area where the ice is applied.

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   Keep calm. Your first action will probably be panic, but make sure you try not to over-agitate yourself. The agitation can increase blood circulation, and lead to more dangerous swelling. Additionally, research has shown that anxiety increases pain perception, even though the issue focuses on chronic pain rather than acute trauma. However, staying calm will help you maintain focus and manage pain in the short term.

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   Take an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever. Although for a serious injury it is advisable to see a doctor so they can treat your injury and prescribe more severe pain relievers for you, for a more manageable situation, no medications Prescriptions will help you cope with the pain. In general, over-the-counter pain relievers can be acetaminophen (Tylenol, Panadol, etc.) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc.).
   • Take the medicine as directed. You need to take acetaminophen every 4-6 hours, and ibuprofen every 6-8 hours.
   • If you have stomach, kidney problems, or are pregnant, you should not take ibuprofen without first consulting your doctor.
   • People with liver disease should not take acetaminophen.
4. Focus on your breathing. Taking deep breaths will help you calm down and lower your heart rate. Focus on feeling the air at each stage of your breathing - how do you feel when the air enters your nose, when you hold it in your chest, when it quickly exits through your nose or through your mouth. Think about these feelings, not any other factor.
   • Slowly inhale the air into your body so that your abdomen, instead of your chest, swells.

     

     
     
   • Once you fully breathe in the air, hold your breath for a few seconds.
   • Exhale slowly and carefully, controlling the amount of air instead of allowing them to escape at the same time.
   • When the exhalation is complete, pause for a few seconds before continuing with this breathing cycle.
   • Repeat this process until you feel comfortable releasing your attention.

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   Distract yourself. To stop thinking about your uncomfortable pain, allow your mind to focus on other stimuli that might engage your senses. you can listen to your favorite music album, watch a certain TV show or movie, chat with someone, or do light activity that doesn't stress your hands, like walking. stroll. Research has shown that focusing 5 senses makes pain more manageable.

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   Visualize the food. Research has shown that using guided visualization, in which a person or audio recording helps the person in pain focus on mental relaxation images, can help relieve pain. chronic and acute. However, recent research has shown that just visualizing your favorite food can do the same thing without any outside help or guidance. All you need to do is fantasize about being "bashed" your favorite food in detail - whether it's chocolate or cheese sandwiches -, imagining its taste and feel. Allow these happy thoughts to take over your mind and the pain dissipates. advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Addressing a Medical Concern

1. 

   Apply ice immediately. The most important step after an injury is to apply ice to your hand as soon as possible. The cold temperature of the ice will reduce the amount of blood circulating to the area, helping to minimize any swelling or inflammation that could make the injury worse. The extreme cold will also numb the area, helping to relieve pain as described above.
   • If you don't have an ice available, anything cold will work. A bag of vegetables in the freezer is just as good as an ice pack.

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   Finger raise. Point your finger to the sky. Similar to a cold compress, the goal of this action is to minimize blood circulation in the injured area to reduce swelling. When you apply cold to the wound, you should raise both your hand and your finger in the air.

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   Check for the location of the injury on your hand. If the pain is worst in the palm of your hand, or if any of your other joints are affected, seek medical help as soon as possible. However, if you slam the door against your fingertips and don't injure your joints or the soles of your fingernails (the area of ​​skin underneath your fingernail), your doctor may recommend resting your hands and wait.

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   Make sure that the nail bed is not injured. You can easily tell if your nail has been removed from the skin's surface by looking for the dark spot underneath the nail. This discoloration is an indication of a subungual hematoma, and you should contact your doctor for advice on how to resolve it. If it was just a small amount of blood, the injury would heal itself. However, a lot of blood buildup can be quite painful, and requires action. Your doctor may ask you to come to the clinic so they can have the blood build up underneath your finger, or they can tell you how to do it yourself.
   • The doctor needs to remove the blood clot if it accumulates no more than 24 hours. If 48 hours have passed, the blood has clotted and cannot be removed. The patient needs to conduct a nerve - blood vessel test on the hand. The elasticity of all knuckles should be checked.

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   Follow your doctor's instructions on how to remove the buildup of blood underneath the nail. Do not attempt to remove a blood clot without first consulting a medical professional. However, if they allow you to do this, you can remove the buildup of blood underneath the nail by following your doctor's instructions. Be sure to wash your fingers thoroughly before and after this procedure.
   • Heat the ends of a paperclip or pin over a fire until they turn red to sterilize. Hold them tightly with pliers or protective gloves to protect your hands from burns.
   • Touch the tip of the hot metal to the tip of your finger where the blood is accumulating. You don't have to use too much force, the heat will burn a small hole in your fingertips. In most cases, this process will be quite annoying, but not painful.
   • Allow blood to drain out of this hole to ease the pain.
   • Your doctor will probably prescribe an antibiotic for you.

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   Seek medical attention if needed. In many cases, depending on the severity of the injury, you can simply put ice on your hand and wait for it to heal. However, you should consult your doctor if you are experiencing one of the following conditions:
   • Fingers cannot be folded
   • Injury to the joint or palm bone
   • Injury to the nail bed
   • A deep cut
   • Fracture
   • Dirt at the site of injury needs to be cleaned to prevent infection
   • Any signs of infection (redness, swelling, warm skin, pus, fever)
   • Injuries cannot heal or improve
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Advice

• If your hands have cuts, tears, or cracks, pay attention to them first.
• You can apply a bag of frozen beans to the injury.
• If you think you have had a fracture, you should go to the hospital or emergency health center right away.

Warning

• If your finger does not go away, you should let your doctor know, as this could be a sign of a more serious problem than a common pain.