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Put some ice on it to ease the swelling and pain. Also if you keep it elevated it will not throb so much.

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Can a smashed index finger get swollen?

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Why is my middle finger red and swollen?

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If you hurt your finger and it is badly swollen how big of a chance is there that it is broken?

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