Hand Injury Symptoms

The symptoms of hand injuries can vary depending on the type of injury, how the injury occurred (mechanism), depth, severity, and location.

Common symptoms

• Lacerations
  
  
  • Tenderness (pain)
    
    
  • Bleeding
    
    
  • Numbness
    
    
  • Decrease range of motion (difficulty moving)
    
    
  • Weakness
    
    
  • Pallor (pale or bloodless)
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• Fractures and dislocations
  
  
  • Tenderness
    
    
  • Deformity
    
    
  • Swelling and discoloration
    
    
  • Decrease range of motion
    
    
  • Numbness
    
    
  • Weakness
    
    
  • Bleeding
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• Soft tissue injuries and amputations
  
  
  • Tenderness
    
    
  • Deformity
    
    
  • Swelling and discoloration
    
    
  • Bleeding
    
    
  • Weakness
    
    
  • Numbness
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• Infections
  
  
  • Tenderness
    
    
  • Local warmth
    
    
  • Redness
    
    
  • Swelling
    
    
  • Fever (rare in hand infections)
    
    
  • Deformity
    
    
  • Decrease range of motion
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• Burns
  
  
  • Tenderness or complete numbness
    
    
  • Deformity
    
    
  • Discoloration
    
    
  • Loss of tissue
    
    
  • Change in texture of skin
    
    
  • Redness
    
    
  • Blistering