Jammed finger in the door - likely to be broken?

[aspie*mum]

My almost 7 year old daughter manager to jam her finger in her bedroom door (whilst I was washing the dog).  Upon hearing hysterical screaming, I turned off the shower, locked the dog in the laundry shower room and went to find L.  (took all of 10 seconds).

She'd jammed her finger, and it was bleeding AND the fingernail was already black.  I am a fully qualified first aider so I gave her appropriate first aid and some ibuprofen.  She's not the first or last person to have had a jammed finger.

BUT it's so swollen and sore.  And I know I am an over protective mother. 

BUT I'm thinking it might be worth getting xrayed?  (Hard to find a clinic with an xray tech on site on late Sunday afternoon and I'm certainly not going to go to emergency at the hospital for a suspected fractured finger - it's not an emergency).  I would usually give it until morning (because I know I overreact) but L is going away interstate with my parents for a week tomorrow, so it's not the best day to get an xray.

😞  So I guess, chances it's fractured would be pretty low?  Leaving an xray until tomorrow morning wont kill her as they wouldn't do anything different to what I have done with the finger, but I feel bad.  I want to help her.

And I've still got to finish washing the stinking dog, who is at this point, locked outside all wet but not shampooed or rinsed (It is warm or he'd be inside).

[*pepe]

my first port of call if my child is ill or injured is always a chatboard too. 😐

[catsnknots]

take her to emergency and get her seen too... that is what the emergency department is there for... 

they can give her appropriate pain relief that you do not have access too and they can x ray and see if it needs immediate treatment. Some fractures need immediate attention as there can be damage that you cannot see. 

[patchoo78]

There isn't really a lot you can do for a broken finger except strap it to restrict movement. 

I slammed my hand in a car door pretty hard once and none of my fingers broke, but I did lose a couple of nails.. 

You could always try a makeshift splint by putting an ice cream stick at either side and securing it with medical tape..

[my2cuddlycats_not]

if the fingernail is black she might need to have a little hole drilled to release the blood. It is the pressure of the blood having nowwhere to go that is causing agony.

Happened to himself once and that is what they did in Emergency

[**meep**]

at least take her to a medical centre.  this happened to my daughter, she was seen by a dr at our local centre and was given pain relief.  panadol was not adequate.

[katymatey*]

I think I would be attending the ED with her. Some fractures need no treatment other than to bind the finger to the one next to it. However, it may be a more serious fracture, and sometimes surgery is required. Only a doctor can tell you.

[jonnjenn]

my first port of call if my child is ill or injured is always a chatboard too. 😐

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Think I'll go with pepe on this one.

[twinkles**stars]

poor little mite....ice panadol then if need be see a doctor. Hope she is ok

If the OP had said she rushed her immediately to the hospital some would have said it was an over reaction.

[the_bob_delusion]

my first port of call if my child is ill or injured is always a chatboard too. 😐

:^O Ouch. 

I know the medical answer and the most likely scenario but I'll refrain from diagnosing online.