We were at the in laws for Xmas dinner and after I went to the loo I was chatting to DS(2.2 years old) and went to close the bathroom door. I remember thinking 'This door won't shut properly' then I looked down and saw that DS had his finger trapped!!!
He did that silent scream thing for literally a minute and then let out the most almighty cry, I then looked down at his finger expecting to see maybe some redness but his whole nail was ripped off and I felt so sick with worry, pain for him and I felt so utterly, utterly guilty. I was crying too and it took about an hour to calm him down. SIL called NHS 24 as we didn't know what to do- in the end we put some savlon on it and a sterile dressing and thankfully by the end of the night he was OK although he keeps saying 'no' when he looks at his finger.
Today I managed to change the dressing and I've not put anything on it tonight so it can breathe. It looks awful though. I'm taking him to the GP's when they reopen but I was wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar and how did you treat it? Did the nail come back?
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I accidentally closed a door on DS's hand on xmas day and his WHOLE fingernail tore right off, I still feel awful about it :o(
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ilikeyoursleeves · 26/12/2009 21:13
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