What are some symptoms of a broken hand?

Question

My fiance thinks his hand is broken. He told me that he thinks it happened last week when we were camping, but doesn't remember doing anything horrible to hurt his hand (which is typical). He says that he can still move his fingers, and make a fist. Could this still be a broken hand? Can doctors do anything (like caste it)? Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't think it's broken if he can do all that. Maybe he has carpal tunnel(I might have spelled that wrong lol)

This is what I found when I googled it:

Broken Hand Symptoms

Most injuries of the hand are fairly obvious. The symptoms may include the following:

A history of injury

Swelling

Bruising

Pain

Misalignment of the fingernails

Weakness

Inability to grasp

Reduced range of motion of fingers  

Answer 2

symptoms may include the following:

A history of injury

Swelling

Bruising

Pain

Misalignment of the fingernails

Weakness

Inability to grasp

Reduced range of motion of fingers

Generally, any hand injury—except for the most minor one—should be seen by a doctor. Simple first aid, however, can help prevent further injury.

Control any bleeding by placing a clean cloth or gauze pad over the wound.

As soon as the injury has occurred, apply ice to the injured area to decrease pain and reduce swelling.

Remove any jewelry immediately. The hand will swell dramatically, and jewelry will be almost impossible to remove after the swelling has started.

Contact your doctor, who will often refer you to an emergency department for diagnosis and treatment.

If the hand is obviously deformed, try to support the injured hand by placing it on a pillow and carrying the pillow with you to the hospital or doctor's office.

Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) as directed on the label for pain.