If it is less than 48 hours, you can apply it with ice or cold water. If the swelling stops within 24-48 hours after injury, or after 48 hours, you can start to use hot water to compress, and at the same time use some drugs to promote blood circulation. If your nails are cracked, don't cut them for the time being, because you may touch your fingers when you cut them. You can temporarily tie it with a band-aid or adhesive tape to avoid pain.

If you are seriously injured, you'd better go to a regular hospital to have a good look. Because it feels like a stab wound, there may actually be joint dislocation or even more serious problems. For the sake of safety, it is best to go to the hospital. ; Of course, these things can be completely avoided in order to avoid stabbing your fingers while playing basketball or to focus on prevention and master the necessary action essentials. ? So how to prevent finger prick?

1. The enhancement of finger strength can play a role in preventing sports injuries to a great extent. Usually, you can often practice with grip to enhance your finger strength.

? 2. Don't catch the ball directly in the direction of the incoming ball. When catching or catching the ball, your fingers can retreat slightly to keep your fingers soft and bent.

Before playing basketball, taking measures to protect your fingers can shorten your nails and reduce the chance of stabbing.

4. Wear finger covers or gloves, and wrap and fix finger joints with sports tape to protect fingers.

5. Before playing basketball, do enough warm-up activities, move all joints of fingers, and move all parts of fingers to avoid sports injuries to some extent.

What should I do if I poke my finger while playing basketball?

1. If you stab your finger while playing basketball, you should stop playing immediately to avoid aggravating the injury of the stabbed finger and protecting other fingers from injury.

2. When playing basketball, lifting the stabbed finger can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which is helpful for relieving pain and swelling. It is best to keep the injured finger in a stable state and don't move. If the poked finger droops, it will cause blood to flow downwards and aggravate finger swelling.

3. After the finger is stabbed, apply an ice pack and a cold towel to the injured part as soon as possible, or wash the injured finger with cold water, which can slow down the blood circulation of the injured part, relieve pain and reduce swelling, and also reduce the spread of injured fans.

4. Pressure bandage the injured part, and bandage the injured finger with gauze or plaster, which will help to reduce swelling. However, it should be noted that the bandage should not be too tight, so as not to cause poor local blood circulation. If the finger is swollen seriously, it is best not to wrap it with tape.

5. Drugs such as ointment and spray should not be used immediately after finger puncture. Only after 24 hours can you use medicated wine or drugs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to help blood stasis spread and help recovery.

6. Massage your fingers also helps to disperse the congestion around your fingers. There will be some pain during the massage, but it can help you recover quickly.

? In short, stop playing after stabbing and do simple first aid treatment. It is best to go to a medical institution (hospital or clinic) for examination, so as not to delay the injury because of your carelessness.