text: my finger was caught....? i was wrestling with my friend last night and we ended up smashing into a glass book shelf my ring finger got caught on the brass hook and i mean it tore a nasty peice off... its about twice the size it should be with a rip going up the side...the thing is i think its broke but dont want to spend the whole day at the hospital how can i take care of this on my own... you can try icing it for a while and see if the swelling goes down, but if there is a cut or "rip" and you do not properly take care of it it might get infected and that would be even worse.  i know the hospital takes a long time but consider how much worse it can get if you do not get it taken care of.