Every year, thousands of children trap and injure their fingers in doors openings. Though most of these injuries can be easily avoided when the right door safety products are in place, accidents can still occur. In those unfavourable occasions, it is important to know what can be done in order to help the injured child as effectively and soon as possible. When faced with a finger trap injury caused due to a door accidentally closing on a finger, it can be really hard to tell whether the injury has resulted in a broken finger, dislocation or just a sprain. The reason for this is that the symptoms of a finger trap injury tend to be consistent (the injured area will be swollen with limited or no movement at all. On the other hand, in some severe instances, the injury can even give ground for amputation of the finger. To all intents and purposes, the most likely extreme case is a broken finger. If you have a sneaking suspicion that the finger is fractured or dislocated...