What to do if your toenails are black

In our daily lives, although we are very attentive and careful, we may still encounter some unexpected things. For example, if our feet are hit by something accidentally, our toenails will turn black, and in severe cases, the toenails may fall off. When you find that your toenail has been hit, don't be too nervous. Pay attention to changes in the toenail and go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

Keep calm and don't panic

When the toenail is squeezed, you will suddenly feel frightened and in unbearable pain, but you must remain calm, endure the pain, and observe the degree of squeezing of the toenail yourself or ask someone around you to see if the toe movement is restricted, whether there is bleeding, wounds, etc. If these conditions occur, go to the hospital immediately, take an X-ray to see if there is a fracture, and get a tetanus shot; if there is no bleeding or wounds, there is no need to go to the hospital.

Natural Nail Metabolism

If the toenail is squeezed and turns black, and there is no wound, redness, swelling, heat or pain, you can ignore it. After a period of time, the new nail will grow out and naturally replace the black nail. This process takes about 2-3 months. During this time, the injured finger should be kept away from water as much as possible, especially unclean water.

Apply ice immediately

If the toenail becomes red, swollen, hot and painful after being squeezed, the toenail may turn black the next day, so you need to apply ice compress immediately within 24 hours. You can use a towel or other frozen items that have been frozen in the refrigerator, or you can buy ice packs at the pharmacy for local ice compresses and change them regularly. This can not only relieve pain, but also reduce exudation and swelling.

Clean and disinfect the wound surface

If there is a wound after the toenail is squeezed, the wound must be cleaned. If you have injectable saline at home, you can rinse the wound directly. You can also brew table salt with warm water and let it cool, then rinse the wound directly, and then apply some yellow medicine or iodine. However, the wound must be disinfected every day until it heals.

Local hot compress therapy

If your toenails are squeezed and turned black, you can apply local hot compresses for more than 24 hours. You can use a hot towel or hot water bottle and change them regularly. You can also perform local physical therapy twice a day, each time for 20-30 minutes. These methods help increase local blood circulation, relieve pain, help absorb exudate, and reduce swelling.

Oral anti-inflammatory and blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs

If your toenails are pinched and turn black, and you continue to feel pain and there is bleeding and a throbbing sensation under the nails, you can take some anti-inflammatory drugs orally. You can also take drugs that have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. These can relieve the symptoms and are also helpful for the absorption of blood stasis.

Go to the hospital for general surgery

If the toenail turns black after being pinched, and continuous systemic and local anti-inflammatory treatment still cannot relieve the redness, swelling, heat and pain, and there is a local throbbing sensation and general discomfort, or even fever, it proves that there is a systemic infection. At this time, you must go to the general surgery department of the hospital to test the blood routine. If the white blood cell count is not high, you can remove the nail; if the white blood cell count is high, you must take anti-inflammatory measures first and then remove the nail.