Son trapped finger in a fire door

[sfraxx]

my son was at the GP surgery today and got his fingers trapped in the back of a fire door.
the blood, the screams. Wow, it was traumatising for me so god knows how he must have felt. He is 6 and autistic!
we immediately headed to a&e got there within about 8 minutes, nasal morphine given, X-rays confirmed 1 finger broken, ring finger along with a severe cut (I didn’t look I couldn’t bring myself too) gran and dad with us thank god. All bandaged up and heading to kids hospital tomorrow for general anaesthetic and plastics to fix his finger. we’re home until then with antibiotics, but I cannot stop crying. I’ve never seen an adult continuously pass out before never mind my child. It’s was all so traumatising, seeing my boy in so much pain. I am trying to get to sleep as we’re up early but I’m literally just hearing his screams🥹 he’s in bed with me and settled now. Thankfully.
I just cannot stop worrying, and now I’m worrying regarding the general anaesthetic.

i guess this is more a post to just get it out my system and to talk, of course spoke with his dad but we’re both as worried and panicked as each other.

has anyone any advice on how to navigate the next few days and also what to expect with general anaesthetic?
im a panicked mess.

thanks xx I

This exact thing happened to my daughter when she was 4.

I got such a fright - she really screamed.

She lost the nail but it grew back.

We had to wait a few days for plastics to be free as they kept having to prioritise emergencies. I remember when she went under it was quite unsettling to watch, but she was absolutely fine when she woke up. Not even groggy (autism and adhd and she barely slept on an average day so she may have benefited from a nice rest).

Oh poor boy, I did that as a child. Trapped my finger in a fire door, fainted, fell backwards through a pane of glass, cracked my head open and then had a seizure I remember the hospital saying I had done a good job of all the injuries in one!

the anaesthetic is really safe, it will just be unsettling for you more than him as he is just having a sleep whereas you have to watch it IYSWIM

What did the plastics do? I haven’t seen it myself but my husband who’s ex army and has a strong stomach for wounds says it was bad and went a bit lightheaded when he saw it when bandaging. Although it’s always going to be different with our own. I’m a student nurse and I can stomach a lot but tonight it’s like I didn’t know nothing. Now I feel so guilty, usual mum guilt of I wish I hadn’t taken him and everything would be ok😞

We went through it too - dds finger skin was flapping off the bone. The staff at minor injuries were so incredibly amazing, and she has full use of her finger now (although the nail is now a bit wonky - totally not noticeable, but shes a teenager now and sees it whenever she paints her nails)

But its a lot to process for you all. Try your best to get some rest, and have lovely snuggles with your ds tonight. Maybe downlaod some mind numbing game like tetris to play through the night if you cant sleep so youre focusing on that and not reliving it constantly.

We found the first few days it was important to keep topped up on calpol and neurofen (obviously check if you can give before surgery), I eventually got very good at doing finger bandage dressing (as she seemingly kept sticking her hand in grime/mud/food).

If it helps you to know then dd kind of looks back on the whole experience with a rosy glow now. She was given a teddy at the hospital, lots of friends dropped gifts round, she hurt her writing hand so got to use the ipad at school - all excellent things in the life of a 6 year old.

I know four kids who have done this! All needed surgery. All recovered well. Horrible and scary as a parent (or an onlooker).