From: Young Patrick (M83072) (Patrick.Young@sshawebmail.nhs.uk)
Date: Fri Jun 06 2003 - 09:07:04 MDT
Ouch! You poor thing ...
You might need a nail trephine. A hot paper clip or needle is used to
release blood which has collected under the nail - the pain relief is almost
instantaneous. You should also apply ice 10mins on/off for 30mins 3x day for
48hrs & take some pain-killers. Keep the toe elevated.
It is probably not fractured. There is not much you can do about it if it
is. You don't plaster a broken toe. It is immobilized by strapping to the
adjacent toes.
I would have it checked out - just to see about the trephine, at least.
All the best,
Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Rafal Smigrodzki [mailto:rafal@smigrodzki.org]
Sent: 06 June 2003 17:30
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: RE: Anyone ever had a broken toe?
Natasha wrote:
> I need advise on extropic care for a broken toe. (seriously :-))
>
> I dropped a very hard piece of laminate flooring on my toe and I
> think it is fractured above the joint. My toe nail is black and blue
> and my toe is very red and swollen. It is extremely sensitive and I
> can't walk on it. I feel a lot of pressure at the toe - like it is
> going to burst - and am wondering if I should go to the doctor or
> just let it be and it will heal on its own.
>
> Any and all suggestions are welcome. (You can email me privately.)
>
### Strictly as a private person, not licensed to practice medicine outside
the state of Virginia, let me tell you: go to the doctor pronto. You could
have a partial fracture, or worse...
Rafal
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