Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Covington Kentucky
a Bb Gun Shot In the Hand??? It Hurts..... Posted: 10-25-04 20:04pm
Yeah friday I was drunk and not pratacing
gun safety and I accidently shot my self
in the palm of my left hand with a high
powered co2 bb gun. I was just wondering
if anyone could help me out. My middle
finger is swollen. I can't make a
complete fist. And its hard to ope nall
the way up. Its swollen all the way from
the palm to the tip of my middle finger
but my other fingers do not hurt. Could
this break any bones? Tear tendons?
Should I go to a hospital now thats its
been 4 days? Lol I hope I didn't wait to
long to ask this. Any advice would be
greatful. Thx
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HEATH04
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Location: NEW YORK
Bb Gun Shot In Hand??? It Hurts.. Posted: 10-25-04 21:14pm
Yes you should go to the hospital -- you
could be at risk for a infection if the
shot broke the skin -- or worse you could
risk losing function of your finger for
good. Please go to the hopsital or call
a doctor.
Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Covington Kentucky
Update On My Hand Posted: 10-27-04 20:18pm
Hello. I never made it to the doctor.
But today it feels a lot better. No where
near as sore. The swelling is gone in my
finger complete and my hand a mostly. I
still can't close it all the way but opens
fine. It almost closes though. So yeah
im gonna give it til friday and if I still
can't close it im going. I'll update ya
though.
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HEATH04
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Location: NEW YORK
Re: Update On Hand Posted: 10-28-04 12:42pm
Thanks for the update, glad to hear that
your hand is feeling better. Please keep
a close eye on it and I think that is a
good idea to go friday. Just a word of
advice they may not treat you though due
to the fact that it is a week since the
injury first happen. Unless you go to
your own doctor. Just keep me posted.
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 10-29-04 18:38pm
Hope you went to the doctor.You do not
want to mess around with hand
injuries,they can be difficult to treat
after a while and sometimes, cannot be
resolved if too much time has passed.(like
if a tendon is torn)good luck to you.Patty
