Yesterday some friends and I went outside to enjoy the weather and it got a little rough. The top of my left hand was hit pretty hard with a thick stick. I don't think it helped my friend was using her full strength either. I have taken worse blows than this, but they weren't ever on my hand before. If it was on my leg I think it would just be a bruise, but this is on the top of my hand. After the hit, I felt some pain there obviously, but it lasted for a while. I started to notice that the bruising and swelling was forming above a blood vessel. I even pressed down on it and it created an indention that went away in a few minutes. It's still a little sore, and there is the discoloration of greenish brown above it. I've never had a burst blood vessel anywhere that I know of so I don't know what to make of it. The swelling above it isn't noticeable, but there is deffinitely a lump there. I am probably over reacting, but I would rather take care of the problem now than wait later to find out just how much damage there is.
In any case, how would I know if this is a burst blood vessel or not? and can a alot of force cause one to burst? Hopefully, I just have a bruised hand.