Ouch! The door just slammed on your toes. Your toenail just turned blue and it’s throbbing in pain. What can you do?
I just wrote an article for PRIME magazine which covered interesting injuries, such as a bruised toenail and I thought I should share this was one useful tip with you.
So what exactly do you do if you bruised a toenail?
EMERGENCY TIP
Remove any jewelry from the affected toe. Then, apply ice surrounding the injury. Lie down and elevate the injured area. This will help to reduce the pain. In instances like this, it is common to have bruising under the nail. However, if the pain is too much to bear, then see your doctor.
What can go wrong?
This injury may also cause your nail to partially or fully come off. This is ok and should heal normally. Keep the area covered with a dressing and avoid using shoes for the time being, at least until the wound recovers. If the nail is partially peeled, DO NOT PEEL IT OFF completely and leave it as it is. When the new nail grows, the damaged nail will eventually fall off on its own.
I hope that you find this tip useful! Keep those emails and questions coming in.
Till our next article!
Your Friend,
Rasheed
Training Director
Singapore First Aid Training Centre
Tel: 62978123 Fax: 62978133
Web: www.firstaidtraining.com.sg
About the Author:
For almost 10 years, Abdul Rasheed Doad has been showing everyday people how to do real first aid for the real world, using effective street-smart techniques used everyday by first responders and paramedics. Abdul Rasheed Doad began his career as an Emergency Paramedic with the local emergency ambulance service during which he handled thousands of real life emergency cases.
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