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Hand Injuries (cont.)

Medical Author:
Chad Tarr, MD
Coauthor:
Philip Shayne, MD
Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Editor:
Ron Fuerst, MD

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)

  • Fractures and dislocations

    • Tenderness

    • Deformity

    • Swelling and discoloration

    • Decrease range of motion

    • Numbness

    • Weakness

    • Bleeding

  • Soft tissue injuries and amputations

    • Tenderness

    • Deformity

    • Swelling and discoloration

    • Bleeding

    • Weakness

    • Numbness

  • Infections

    • Tenderness

    • Local warmth

    • Redness

    • Swelling

    • Fever (rare in hand infections)

    • Deformity

    • Decrease range of motion

  • Burns

    • Tenderness or complete numbness

    • Deformity

    • Discoloration

    • Loss of tissue

    • Change in texture of skin

    • Redness

    • Blistering

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