Can a rat trap break a finger?

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asked Oct 27, 2019 in Other- Health by ffoped (240 points)
Can a rat trap break a finger?

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answered Oct 27, 2019 by Adf289 (61,630 points)
Rat traps that are designed to snap a rats neck certainly could break a finger if you get your finger caught in one.

It's very easy to get your finger caught in a rat trap while setting the rat trap so be careful if you do need to set out a rat trap.

My brother broke his index finger a few years ago while setting out a rat trap and it hurt him and he had to go to the emergency room to get his broken finger splinted and fixed.

Smaller mouse traps are designed to break a mouses neck which requires less force and is unlikely to break a human finger.

I've gotten my finger caught in a regular small size mouse trap and it just hurt but it didn't break my finger.

But a mouse trap is much more powerful and can indeed break a human finger so be careful when putting out and setting up rat traps.

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