Okay so im a dumb@$$ and just sliced my finger open... help?
607627
Depends on how deep the cut is.  If it is just a small, shallow cut clean it off with some cool running water, use some firstaid cream (or equivelent) and apply a bandage after the bleeding has stopped or almost stopped.  Hold a clean cloth or tissue or napkin on it with pressure until then.  If it is really deep (requiring stitches) or if there is tendon injury, you probably better get some medical attention quickly.  The severity is your judgement call and your decision to make.  I wouldn't worry about the paint.  It should be non-toxic.  Just be sure it is clean so you avoid infection.  It is hard to give advice in this form.  Good luck and always cut away from yourself.
875774
If it's been a week you should probably go to the doctor. It's something you shouldn't let go. You actually should go to the emergency room; if it is infection it could be really bad by the time you can see the doc on Monday. Better safe than sorry because it could make you very sick.  You're paying the price right now by beating yourself up over it.  Take a big deep breath, forgive yourself and don't worry about what others could be thinking about you.  And I'm going out on the Jesus limb right now but He will forgive you, you can forgive yourself and you'll get on with your life and do good things.  I'm not saying you will forget about it and never think about it again but you can get out there and do some positive things with your life and it will be better.  Time and forgiveness is a good healer.  I'll pray for you tonight but you do need to get to the doctor to be sure you don't have an infection!!!!!!
709654
Take an asprin or something like that..If it's your hand too you might want to take a bit of time off typing, it helps.
811196
Wrap a tissue/ paper towel/ whatever you have around your finger and apply hard pressure with 2 fingers. I don't just mean touch it, I mean squeeze it!\nIt should stop and clot, but it will most certainly sting if you have spicy foods, salt, lemon, etc. and may even start bleeding again if its aggravated, so try to avoid touching it or eating something irritating.
499350
You should turn on a stove burner. Then put a paper-clip on, and warm up the end. Then, take some rubbing alcohol and dip it in that to sterilize it. Then, just put the red-hot paperclip end onto the nail, and burn a small hole into the nail. Do this carefully though! You don't have any nerve fibers in your nail, so you shouldn't feel any pain. Let the blood come out, and then wrap it up. The next day, sterilize another paperclip or similar, don't heat it up though, and break the scab that may have formed/be forming.
709372
I'm not going to ask you how you got your cut, because, you've already told me.  Anyways, the nurse in me needs to tell you that you should seek medical attention, for a couple of reasons.  The cut could get seriously infected, and you need someone to talk to about why you feel the need to hurt yourself, or the fact that someone else hurt you.\n\nAs for the cut itself.  It is extremely important that it stay clean. The edges of the cut need to stay together in order to heal.  If there are no stitches there will be a scar.  The continuous blood suggests a large deep wound.  If the surrounding skin is turning pink or red, and is warm to the touch  you must get help as this is  called cellulitis and can lead to blood poisoning.  This is when the wound gets infected and the bacteria enters the skin, and then the bloodstream.  This can be fatal.\n\nA cut this size and this deep really isn't something to hiding.  Please try to get someone to help you get some medical attention.\n\nI know that you are probably scared, but I'm sure that there is someone that you can trust.  If you are afraid that the ER will ask too many questions, then go to an urgent care center.  Come up with a plausible story, or another name for that matter. But for heavens sake, get someone to sew up the wound so you can heal the wound.  Good luck and God speed!
1036748
apply ice to it, no longer then 15 mintues and make sure its not direct. then wrap it with an ace bandage
327965
Nerve damage! if your nerves got severed and were reattached, you need to keep doing the Physical therapy you did at the sessions. It has to be a constant thing.If it is painful, remember that whilst the nerves are still healing , it will hurt. If this was a recent accident please DO NOT rest your hand for extensive periods of time thinking that your hand will heal and be better, it is the complete opposite and your hand will become immobile for sure from not moving.Compare it to an ungreased bycicle chain, you hear it creaking,squeaking because it wasn't greased and it doesn't want to go anywhere.That is why you want to keep your fingers and hand moving as much as you can. Get a remote and do finger pressing excersising, from the top button all the way down. Do this every half hour while you are awake. Are you wearing a hand brace? Something that keeps your hand tight, it's an elastic thing.Try not to wear it too much.\nOpen and close your fist as much as you can, same as the finger excersices. If you have no open wounds on your hands, try using a few drops of pepermint oil with a base of avocado oil (Bath and body works) and rub it on your hands, it should really help with your numbness as the pepermint oil gets your nerves reacting, and it penetrates.\nIf you can't move the fingers willingly, move each finger up and down and flex them with the help of your other hand and fingers. Don't let the hand get lazy.Keep it moving.Nerves will regenerate and they will pick up where they left off if you keep them busy and functioning. Keep the idea of the ungreased bycicle chain in your head and move your hand and use it so it doesn't stop working.Don't become unmotivated or lazy. Do things as normal. Even if your hand is in pain, do things, it's because your nerves are trying to repair themselves that they hurt and it feels like shooting pain.So the more you move, the better it will be. I cannot say that enough.
456059
Just a scrape, nothing to worry about unless you cough up any blood (indicating you have a cut or tear rather than just a scrape).\n\nThe tissue in your mouth and through is called mucous membrane.  The bad news is, it gets irritated really easily and hurts to an annoying degree.  The good news is it's just about the most rapidly healing tissue in the human body.  \n\nChew your food really well, maybe grab yourself a Jamba juice or something (you'd put ice on a bruise, right?  This is the same thing) to keep the inflammation (swelling) down.  The pain should go away in 2-4 days.
272775
Tie the tip with a string! That ought to stop it... including it's blood circulation! Heh... what ya know? A 2-in-1!
906669
Dont Pop it!!!!!!!!! that may cause infection.....leave it alone and let it heal on its own....its probably a bruise......It will feel better in a couple of days and you wont even notice it.....if its really painful put some ice in your mouth and on the bruise ....that will help with the swelling and make it feel better.
876489
You probaly did what we used to call jammed it.  If the finger was fractured you would feel sick to your stomach and maybe even throw up.  Also, if it were fractured, it would be misshapen.  In other words it would point or look in an odd direction.  There is a possibility of fracture though.  I would keep trying to move it, keep icing it and watch it.  If it doesn't get better, i would definitely have it x-rayed to make sure.  You could probably wait a couple more days though.
244375
Hold opposite corners and twirl it until it looks like a sausage link..(idk).. then put the end that you want to hit the vitim with in your mouth a for a sec to get it wet. Wet=PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not to mention herpes) <DOUBLE THE FUN!>
686581
i figure you can scream louder when you are wounded. first poke your finger until pain gives you enough adrenaline with the clip then scream the air out of your lungs scream like hell.... now to avoid bleeding to death tie your finger
888212
you can go to the doctors or just wait to its bursts yourself if you go to the doctors they are only going to cut it open and drain the pus out so its up to you weather or not you can put up with it until it pops itself or be strong and squeeze the shit out of it i know from experience the suckers hurt like hell
131987
Broken fingers and toes really stink, they hurt a lot and they can't really be casted cause you have to use them. This is what my mom suggests-shes a nurse!\n\nYou need to do a therapy of hot and cold. Hot water increases the blood flow causing it to heal faster and cold helps dull the pain away. Do this for 1/2 hour 3 times a day. \n\nYou also need to try to immobilize it a bit so it can rest, which I know is really hard because its your ring finger and you use it! You can tape it up or splint it with a tongue depressor or popcicle stick. Tape will be easiest, and allow you to still use it. Tape it up at night and and as often as possible. Swich the tape between hot and cold therapys. Use cloth tape (fisrt aid area of drug store) and only wrap it tight enough to be secure and comfortabel not to too tight. Take an Anti-Inflammatory (like advil or better yet aleve.) \nIt will take a while to heal but this routine it should be feeling much better in a week or two.\nRemember with the meds though, only take them if you need them. Tts not good to take them for a long time. If you can get along without it don't take it! And remember to read the label on the anit-inflammitory it's got important info.\n-Good luck
722618
dont worry. i had to have mine purposly sliced when i was 8. if it's that bad, ask them to put that stuff..forgot the name, it makes you not feel anything.