How do I treat my finger after a crab has pinched me with its claw?

How should I treat an injury after a crab has pinched me with its claw? It's claw was clamped on my finger for at least a minute before someone helped me pry it off. How should I treat it? It is really bruised as of right now.

Unless it punctured or scratch your finger with an open laceration. You disinfect it with warm water and soap. And an antibiotic ointment should help. But if it's just a bruise don't worry it will go away in about three days.
How's the crab though? What a sweet revenge, ha?

did it break the skin?

have you started getting "crabby senses" yet?
good swimming ability? like to play in the sand now?

Wash the area off and just leave ice on it for a while. It may be broken so you might want X-Rays. A friend of mine was wearing flip-flops and got her pinky toe pinched by one at the beach last summer. Yes that really does happen outside of cartoons.

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