How do you know if your big toe is broken?!
Question: My daughter was horsing around with one of her friend and hit her big toe. First it swolled up then turned purle . now it is a blackish color. Will they do anything if it is?
Answers: My daughter was horsing around with one of her friend and hit her big toe. First it swolled up then turned purle . now it is a blackish color. Will they do anything if it is?
Yikes. Well, the key sign that it's broken would be pain. See if she can wiggle her toe around at all. If it makes her wince in pain, go to a walk-in (limp-in? lol) clinic. If the x-ray says broken, they may put a cast on her foot.
Turning purple like that is the main indicator of a broken toe (as opposed to a normal stubbed toe or sprain or something). It'd probably be a good idea to see a doctor about it, and don't push it around or put too much pressure on it.
My brother broke his toe, when a concrete block dropped on it. They took x-rays, told him it was broken and then said they do nothing for it.
funny story i was running through my house and i hit the coffee table really hard with my foot. like i was screaming and crying and everything it just wouldn't stop hurting. about 30 minutes later it became swollen and purple and i could barely walk on it. my mom got scared and took me to urgent care where i found out i had broke my pinky toe and they even thought i fractured my leg. so they gave me a boot and crutches. by the next day it became black and just nasty looking. [i had the boot for about 2 weeks]
So i would think your daughter has fractured her toe.
It would be a good idea to take her to get it X-rayed.
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good luck.
wish her the best.