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Originally Posted by GuinnessStout  It hurts like hell even after 2 lortabs, I guess swelling made it split open so I had blood everywhere and the end is all purple. |
Alicia, if it is really broken AND the skin is open, that is considered an open fracture which is considered an orthopedic emergency. You need to be started on antibiotics immediately and make sure you have had a tetanus shot in the last 5 years. Open fractures get infected easily.