Long story short, some violent drunk tried to attack me last night and I hit him a couple times. After, I noticed the pinky of my right hand was bent at the knuckle closest to the nail. I immediately put ice on it. It is not really painful and I don't see bruising. It is a little swollen and red on top, but that is it. I can move it a little bit but can't bend it and the finger rests in the bent position. Since it was late I decided to put a home made splint on it and went to bed. After looking at pics online and reading about it, I believe the finger is dislocated rather than broken. I feel that if I go to the ER they will just put a splint on it. So I figure I could do that myself. But I am just a little worried about it not healing correctly and I don't want permanent damage to the finger. As it is I feel slightly disabled since I can't use this hand normally.
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