Getting fingertips caught between the hinged sides of a door can be an extremely distressing and painful experience. Even if you have never suffered a finger entrapment injury in the past, you most likely still know that; it is only common sense.

1. Finger
Entrapment
Injuries—
Cure and
Prevention

2. Getting fingertips caught
between the hinged sides
of a door can be an
extremely distressing
and painful experience.
Even if you have never
suffered a finger
entrapment injury in the
past, you most likely still
know that; it is only
common sense.

3. What you might not be familiar with, however, is that
such injuries can also result in long-term damage to
the fingers or the fingernail. In some extreme cases,
these injuries may also result in serious functional
difficulties and cosmetic deformities.

4. HOW COMMON ARE SUCH
INJURIES?
Alas, finger trap injuries are not few
and far between. On the contrary,
they are extremely commonplace,
especially among children—in fact,
the most recent annual statistics
indicate that upwards of 30,000
children under the age of 15 visited
UK hospital accident and emergency
departments because of door-related
finger injuries.

5. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FINGER
TRAP INJURY?
If you or someone you know get their
finger caught between the door
frames and only gets minor wounds
or bruises, you can simply treat the
wound by cleaning and dressing it.

6. FINGER TRAP
In case of a deep cut, on the other hand, it is critical to seek
emergency medical assistance. More serious injuries may even
necessitate amputation.

7. PREVENTION IS ALWAYS
BETTER THAN CURE
Sure, toddlers and young
children are at a greater risk of
injuring their fingers while
opening or closing a door, but
that does not mean you do not
need to be cautious around
doors if you do not have a child
in your home.

8. DOOR SAFETY PRODUCTS
There can be many instances where you
will simply close the doors without giving it
any thought.

9. Even though the odds of your
fingers getting caught between
the door and the door frame are
undeniably very low, putting
appropriate preventive measures
in place will not hurt. One such
preventative measure to ensure
prevention of pinched and caught
fingers and thus, serious and
painful injuries or even accidental
loss of fingers is installing door
safety products.

10. Door safety products such as hinge cavity, hinge pin,
anti-door slam device, etc. can prevent you from
accidentally sticking and entrapping your fingertips
into the door gap and getting crushed or even severed
fingers.

11. Your safety is in
your own hands. To
keep your hands
and fingers safe,
you should consider
installing good
quality door safety
products.

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