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I lit a batch of firecrackers and the fuse burnt my thumb and pointer finger and it was chared i have no feeling in the burnt part. what should i do?
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See your doc: Likely greatest risk is a secondary infection, but likely you will heal without significant problems. You likely singed your digital terminal nerve fibres. They recover at about 0.1 mm daily.
Answered 7/16/2013
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