What Should I Do If My Finger Is Pinched with Blood Clot and Swelling?
Finger injury with blood stasis and swelling can be alleviated by applying ice packs, along with oral administration of blood circulation-promoting and trauma-healing medications. After a finger injury, it is necessary to first determine if there is a fracture. If the pain is unusually severe, one should go to the hospital for X-ray examination and treatment according to fracture management protocols. For minor pain, blood stasis, and swelling, applying ice packs, taking blood circulation-promoting and trauma-healing medications, and taking painkillers can resolve the issue.
1. Cold Compress
Proper care should be taken beforehand. A cold compress can be applied to the affected area to reduce the spread of blood stasis. After a day, local heat therapy can be used to promote blood circulation.
2. Using Blood Circulation-Promoting and Trauma-Healing Medications
Patients should avoid touching and stimulating the injured area to prevent further rupture of injured cells and capillaries, thus keeping the blood stasis from increasing. This is a sterile blood stasis that will dissipate over time. If there are concerns, one can apply some medicinal oils such as Huoluo Oil, medicinal liquor, and Safflower Oil.
3. Taking Painkillers
If the pain is severe, it usually subsides after two days. Since the injury is caused by compression leading to blood stasis and swelling in local tissues, it is best to undergo blood circulation-promoting and trauma-healing treatment. Yunnan Baiyao ointment can be used externally. If the compression injury is severe, X-ray examination may be required to determine if there are bone problems.
4. Oral Administration of Blood Circulation-Promoting and Trauma-Healing Medications
If the blood stasis is not accompanied by distending pain, it can be restored automatically with cold compresses. If there is no significant pain after 2 days of injury, oral administration of blood circulation-promoting and trauma-healing medications can be used for treatment, along with heat therapy to help clear the blood stasis. Generally, the condition will gradually improve. Depending on the severity, it may take longer, but the blood stasis can be absorbed spontaneously without concern. Just be cautious in daily life.
