Broken toe, do I need to go to A&E?

As mentioned, Do not go to A&E. It is not your first port of call.
if you do, you are going to be there for an inordinate of time as this is not an emergency. Plus you will be charged - what is it now? €100.

You have 2 choices.
- you go to a private clinic such as the swiftcare clinic and pay a lot more than 100 but it will be seen to quickly
- you go to your GP on Monday morning and he/she refers you to the hospital for an X-ray. This is not an a&e procedure then and you should be done in no time.

There is only one reason I think you should go to A&E for a broken toe, and that’s if you think you are having circulation problems or are in extraordinary pain.

Go. You might need to get it set. Imagine if it heals wrong and you need to have it broken and reset.

That happened to a friend of mine. She needed to have several toes REBROKEN.

i see no need to go to a and e,
you go to a doctor,he sets up an appointment for an xray,
it may need a cast ,
A and e is for emergencys, people with a serious ailment, or people in pain .
just go to bed ,rest, call your doctor in the morning.

I thought being After Hours the logical answer to the OPs dilemma,would be either

A. Set it on fire

Or

B. Blast it with piss

Both really remedy any situation

Op either go to A&E there isn't a way to tell whether its a fracture or a break and it can cause damage to blood vessels that surround it and damage circulation. It can also cause muscle damage.

If you are serious and you really think its broken get it seen to sooner rather than later.

The DR may not set it right away depending (for instance they usually set children's bones right away as they heal faster) but at least you will get it seen to and they will immobilize it.

cjmc wrote: »

Really. ????? No they don't set broken toes !!!!

For the last time yes they do. As i said it really depends on the break/fracture.

Sometimes you won't need to do anything. Sometimes you will.

Here's my own experience of breaking my toes.
I was standing barefoot at the top of the stairs ( has carpet) and went to take a step down but slipped and my left foot hit the wooden spindle on the left to the sound of a big crack.

I actually thought I broke the spindle until I looked down to see my small toe at a right angle outwards and the one next to it not too far behind.

My Wife and young Son were at home at the time so I hobbled into bed and asked herself to get a rag which I wrapped around my left foot toes and tied tightly, pulling them back into place so to speak ( facing straight upwards again).

I left it on for a while and eventually changed for smaller bandage and after 3/4 weeks they were grand.

In fact I'm wiggling them now as I type this.